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Simpson is a tiny town of 432 people in Pitt County, North Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Greenville, NC and 78 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $767 a month.
432people
$178kTypical home
$767/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 432
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,171 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 6 mi to Greenville, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (361 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PGV airport
- 87 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pitt County: D+6 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