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Navassa is a small town of 2,039 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Wilmington, NC and 112 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,039people
$187kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,039
- Part of a metro area
- About 153 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ILM airport
- 66 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 410 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 136 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 bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk