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Duck is a tiny town of 669 people in Dare County, North Carolina. It's about 44 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $768k and rent runs about $2k a month.
669people
$768kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
87° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
212Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 669
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 277 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 44 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $768k (≈$4,840/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,163 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 13% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to ORF airport
- 55 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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