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Castle Hayne is a tiny town of 897 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Wilmington, NC and 110 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $1k a month.
897people
$378kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 897
- Part of a metro area
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,383/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 119 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
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ILM airport
- 75 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 396 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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