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Parmele is a tiny town of 374 people in Martin County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Greenville, NC and 74 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $1k a month.
374people
$85kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 374
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 323 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 16 mi to Greenville, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (536 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,190 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PGV airport
- 83 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 188 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+10 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