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Columbia is a tiny town of 759 people in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. It's about 60 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $678 a month.
759people
$120kTypical home
$678/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
256Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 759
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 60 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to PGV airport
- 67 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tyrrell County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk