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Lake Waccamaw is a small town of 1,770 people in Columbus County, North Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Wilmington, NC and 105 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $928 a month.
1,770people
$306kTypical home
$928/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,770
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 631 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 36 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,929/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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 (679 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (4,985 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% 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 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ILM airport
- 50 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbus County: R+34 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk