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Rocky Point is a small town of 1,020 people in Pender County, North Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Wilmington, NC and 105 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $971 a month.
1,020people
$231kTypical home
$971/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,020
- Part of a metro area
- About 148 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 16 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,458/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ILM airport
- 79 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pender County: R+35 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
- Very 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.