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Jamesville is a tiny town of 457 people in Martin County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Greenville, NC and 83 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $705 a month.
457people
$98kTypical home
$705/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 314 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 31 mi to Greenville, NC
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 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
- Above-average violent crime (536 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,190 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PGV airport
- 84 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+10 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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