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Atlantic is a tiny town of 522 people in Carteret County, North Carolina. It's about 61 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 132 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
522people
$154kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
232Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 522
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 567 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 61 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,022 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to EWN airport
- 139 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carteret County: R+43 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.