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Grandy is a small town of 2,245 people in Currituck County, North Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,245people
$306kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
212Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,245
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 331 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 39 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,930/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to ORF airport
- 49 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Currituck County: R+48 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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