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Country around Manns Harbor is a rural area of about 999 people in Dare County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
999people
$255kTypical home
$1,248/moRent
87° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
222Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 999 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 68 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,606/mo)
- Median rent $1,248/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 16% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to ORF airport
- 78 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dare County: R+19 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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