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Grifton is a small town of 2,515 people in Pitt County, North Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Greenville, NC and 74 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $993 a month.
2,515people
$153kTypical home
$993/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 15 mi to Greenville, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (361 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PGV airport
- 83 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.