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Cape Colony is a tiny town of 509 people in Chowan County, North Carolina. It's about 53 miles from Greenville, NC and 61 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $681 a month.
509people
$221kTypical home
$681/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 509
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 53 mi to Greenville, NC
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,034 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PGV airport
- 64 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chowan County: R+23 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.