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Ocracoke is a tiny town of 723 people in Hyde County, North Carolina. It's about 83 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 118 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $1k a month.
723people
$456kTypical home
$1,408/moRent
86° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
222Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 723
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 84 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 83 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,877/mo)
- Median rent $1,408/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 50
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to EWN airport
- 126 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 48 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hyde County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk