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Northwest is a tiny town of 885 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Wilmington, NC and 108 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 $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
885people
$226kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 885
- Part of a metro area
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 17 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 123 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 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ILM airport
- 63 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 398 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.