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Pantego is a tiny town of 493 people in Beaufort County, North Carolina. It's about 40 miles from Greenville, NC and 90 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $856 a month.
493people
$112kTypical home
$856/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 614 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 40 mi to Greenville, NC
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 7
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PGV airport
- 94 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaufort County: R+31 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.