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Beaufort is a small town of 4,689 people in Carteret County, North Carolina. It's about 42 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 136 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $835 a month.
4,689people
$355kTypical home
$835/moRent
87° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
232Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,689
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 42 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,238/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- 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 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to EWN airport
- 145 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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