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Carolina Beach is a big small town of 6,745 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Wilmington, NC and 131 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,745people
$566kTypical home
$1,513/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,745
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,751 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 12 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,570/mo)
- Median rent $1,513/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,506 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ILM airport
- 64 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- New Hanover County: Purple — split almost evenly
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk