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Holden Beach is a tiny town of 962 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 32 miles from Wilmington, NC and 134 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $659k and rent runs about $1k a month.
962people
$659kTypical home
$1,475/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 962
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 32 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $659k (≈$4,155/mo)
- Median rent $1,475/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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 (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 8% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ILM airport
- 38 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk