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Greenville is a mid-size city of 92,857 people in Pitt County, North Carolina. It's part of the Greenville, NC area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
92,857people
$234kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 92,857
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,422 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Raleigh, NC
- In the Greenville, NC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,472/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 128 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (441 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,340 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 25% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PGV airport
- 82 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pitt County: D+6 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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