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New Bern is a small city of 32,734 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 102 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,734people
$240kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,734
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,141 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 31 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,514/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (364 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,644 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to EWN airport
- 111 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Craven County: R+21 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