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Kure Beach is a small town of 2,466 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Wilmington, NC and 133 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $735k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,466people
$735kTypical home
$1,436/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,466
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,802 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 15 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $735k (≈$4,636/mo)
- Median rent $1,436/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 104 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
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ILM airport
- 63 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- New Hanover County: Purple — split almost evenly
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk