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Burgaw is a small town of 3,850 people in Pender County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Wilmington, NC and 97 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $943 a month.
3,850people
$242kTypical home
$943/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,850
- Part of a metro area
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 24 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,527/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ILM airport
- 83 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pender County: R+35 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk