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Gatesville is a tiny town of 320 people in Gates County, North Carolina. It's about 48 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $950 a month.
320people
$218kTypical home
$950/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
253Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- Part of a metro area
- About 792 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 48 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ORF airport
- 46 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gates County: R+22 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