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Eureka is a tiny town of 224 people in Wayne County, North Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 47 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $865 a month.
224people
$123kTypical home
$865/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- Part of a metro area
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 12 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$775/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (501 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,080 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PGV airport
- 56 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+16 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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