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Richlands is a small town of 2,335 people in Onslow County, North Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 89 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 $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,335people
$249kTypical home
$1,032/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,414 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 15 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,569/mo)
- Median rent $1,032/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 102 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
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Low property crime (936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to OAJ airport
- 97 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Onslow County: R+36 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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.