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Cove City is a tiny town of 504 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 28 miles from Greenville, NC and 87 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
504people
$157kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 504
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 28 mi to Greenville, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$988/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (995 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EWN airport
- 95 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craven County: R+21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.