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Edenton is a small town of 4,494 people in Chowan County, North Carolina. It's about 54 miles from Greenville, NC and 59 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $535 a month.
4,494people
$274kTypical home
$535/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,494
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 836 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 54 mi to Greenville, NC
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $535/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 102 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 (216 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,072 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to PGV airport
- 62 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chowan County: R+23 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.