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Silver Lake is a big small town of 6,563 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Wilmington, NC and 124 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 $326k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,563people
$326kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,563
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,661 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,053/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ILM airport
- 67 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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