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Potters Hill is a tiny town of 595 people in Duplin County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 80 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $865 a month.
595people
$125kTypical home
$865/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 595
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 24 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$789/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to OAJ airport
- 88 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duplin County: R+29 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.