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Chowan Beach is a tiny town of 325 people in Chowan County, North Carolina. It's about 54 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $681 a month.
325people
$93kTypical home
$681/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 325
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,057 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 54 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 111 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 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PGV airport
- 55 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.