Wilson County, North Carolina
Wilson Real Estate and Local Guide
The county seat of Wilson County about 40 miles east of Raleigh, historically known as the "World's Greatest Tobacco Market" and now home to a diverse economy spanning agriculture, manufacturing, and services.
Living in Wilson
Wilson built a citywide municipal fiber network (Greenlight) and became the first North Carolina city to offer gigabit internet speeds to residents. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Wilson
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Wilson home
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park
Two-acre downtown park showcasing about 30 monumental wind-driven whirligigs designated North Carolina's official state folk art
Fleming Stadium
Historic ballpark that is home to the Wilson Tobs collegiate summer baseball team
East Wilson Historic District
Large National Register historic district anchoring the city's historically African American neighborhoods
Wilson Botanical Gardens
16-acre public gardens with native and heritage plantings, water features, and educational displays
Wilson areas to know
Broad-Kenan Streets Historic District
National Register historic district near downtown
Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District
National Register district of the historic downtown business and tobacco-warehouse area