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Aurora is a tiny town of 560 people in Beaufort County, North Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Greenville, NC and 110 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $915 a month.
560people
$87kTypical home
$915/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 560
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 39 mi to Greenville, NC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EWN airport
- 115 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaufort County: R+31 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.