Living in Frisco, NC
Frisco is a tiny town of 664 people in Dare County, North Carolina. It's about 103 miles from Greenville, NC and 109 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $440k and rent runs about $1k a month.
664people
$440kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
87° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 664
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 103 mi to Greenville, NC
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $440k (≈$2,772/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to EWN airport
- 119 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 191 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.