Living in Moyock, NC
Moyock is a big small town of 5,684 people in Currituck County, North Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,684people
$405kTypical home
$1,710/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,684
- Part of a metro area
- About 545 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 21 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,555/mo)
- Median rent $1,710/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ORF airport
- 27 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 592 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Currituck County: R+48 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