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Maysville is a small town of 1,022 people in Jones County, North Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 102 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $748 a month.
1,022people
$161kTypical home
$748/moRent
88° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,022
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,194 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 15 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,012/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to EWN airport
- 110 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+26 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.