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Kill Devil Hills is a big small town of 7,761 people in Dare County, North Carolina. It's about 56 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,761people
$442kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
212Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,761
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,384 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 56 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,789/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 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
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to ORF airport
- 67 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dare County: R+19 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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