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Gaston is a tiny town of 912 people in Northampton County, North Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 72 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $818 a month.
912people
$77kTypical home
$818/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 912
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 37 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (537 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to PGV airport
- 72 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: D+14 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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