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Ayden is a big small town of 5,150 people in Pitt County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Greenville, NC and 73 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $778 a month.
5,150people
$182kTypical home
$778/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,150
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,350 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Greenville, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,150/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,702 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PGV airport
- 82 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pitt County: D+6 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