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Kinston is a small city of 19,505 people in Lenoir County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 70 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $867 a month.
19,505people
$119kTypical home
$867/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,505
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,067 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 22 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (741 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,832 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PGV airport
- 79 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lenoir County: R+7 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk