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Atkinson is a tiny town of 485 people in Pender County, North Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Wilmington, NC and 94 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $2k a month.
485people
$155kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 485
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 27 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ILM airport
- 73 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pender County: R+35 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk