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Hamilton is a tiny town of 243 people in Martin County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Greenville, NC and 81 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $758 a month.
243people
$69kTypical home
$758/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- Part of a metro area
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 26 mi to Greenville, NC
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$437/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (536 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,190 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PGV airport
- 86 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+10 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.