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Jacksonville is a mid-size city of 71,279 people in Onslow County, North Carolina. It's part of the Jacksonville, NC area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
71,279people
$210kTypical home
$1,321/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 71,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,461 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Raleigh, NC
- In the Jacksonville, NC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,325/mo)
- Median rent $1,321/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,699 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 34% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to OAJ airport
- 112 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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