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Pikeville is a tiny town of 776 people in Wayne County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Goldsboro, NC and 43 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
776people
$141kTypical home
$1,065/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 776
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,028 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Goldsboro, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$888/mo)
- Median rent $1,065/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (501 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,080 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PGV airport
- 52 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+16 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk