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Porters Neck is a big small town of 7,654 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Wilmington, NC and 117 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 $570k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,654people
$570kTypical home
$1,503/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,654
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,415 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $570k (≈$3,593/mo)
- Median rent $1,503/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% 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
- 122 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 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ILM airport
- 79 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 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
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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