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Elizabeth City is a small city of 18,871 people in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It's about 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,871people
$188kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,871
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,600 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 35 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,340 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ORF airport
- 42 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pasquotank County: R+5 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk