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Living in Ogden, NC

Ogden is a big small town of 8,249 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Wilmington, NC and 119 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 $464k and rent runs about $3k a month.

8,249people
$464kTypical home
$2,867/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 8,249
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,823 people per sq mi
  • 119 mi to Raleigh, NC
  • 7 mi to Wilmington, NC
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $464k (≈$2,924/mo)
  • Median rent $2,867/mo
  • Median household income $121k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 57°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
  • 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
  • 130 cloudy days a year
  • 42 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 121 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,134 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 45
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 49% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 7 mi to ILM airport
  • 77 mi to MYR (major hub)
  • 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 95% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1995
  • 98% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 23 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 141 mi to a big lake
  • 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 186 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 13 mi to the nearest campground
  • 15 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 84 bars within 25 mi
  • 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 12 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 5 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • New Hanover County: Purple — split almost evenly
  • North Carolina: R+3 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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