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Harrellsville is a tiny town of 196 people in Hertford County, North Carolina. It's about 54 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $1k a month.
196people
$121kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 676 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 54 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,236 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to ORF airport
- 53 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hertford County: D+27 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.