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Half Moon is a big small town of 7,378 people in Onslow County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 96 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,378people
$183kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 994 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,199 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to OAJ airport
- 104 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 177 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onslow County: R+36 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