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Colerain is a tiny town of 239 people in Bertie County, North Carolina. It's about 54 miles from Greenville, NC and 57 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 $122k and rent runs about $839 a month.
239people
$122kTypical home
$839/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 909 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 54 mi to Greenville, NC
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 104 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
- About average violent crime (309 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (670 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PGV airport
- 57 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bertie County: D+16 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.