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Bridgeton is a tiny town of 427 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 35 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 104 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
427people
$166kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 427
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 209 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 35 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (995 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EWN airport
- 112 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craven County: R+21 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk