Living in Ahoskie, NC
Ahoskie is a small town of 4,764 people in Hertford County, North Carolina. It's about 51 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 63 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $809 a month.
4,764people
$143kTypical home
$809/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,764
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,082 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 51 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$903/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (785 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,279 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PGV airport
- 61 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hertford County: D+27 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk