Living in Coinjock, NC
Coinjock is a tiny town of 543 people in Currituck County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
543people
$226kTypical home
$1,381/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
212Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 646 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 30 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $1,381/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ORF airport
- 40 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Currituck County: R+48 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
- 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.