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Nags Head is a small town of 3,160 people in Dare County, North Carolina. It's about 62 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $491k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,160people
$491kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
222Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,160
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 477 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 62 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $491k (≈$3,095/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,747 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to ORF airport
- 73 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dare County: R+19 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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