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Havelock is a small city of 17,691 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 117 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,691people
$208kTypical home
$1,280/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
232Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,691
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 31 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,310/mo)
- Median rent $1,280/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (995 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 39% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EWN airport
- 126 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 209 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craven County: R+21 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