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Rich Square is a tiny town of 880 people in Northampton County, North Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 78 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $761 a month.
880people
$85kTypical home
$761/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 880
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 36 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (537 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PGV airport
- 74 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: D+14 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.