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James City is a small town of 4,789 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 107 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,789people
$204kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,789
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 622 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 31 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,289/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (995 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EWN airport
- 116 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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