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Arrowhead Beach is a small town of 1,242 people in Chowan County, North Carolina. It's about 53 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $681 a month.
1,242people
$198kTypical home
$681/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,242
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,029 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 53 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,034 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to ORF airport
- 54 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chowan County: R+23 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.