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Sneads Ferry is a small town of 2,728 people in Onslow County, North Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 113 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,728people
$269kTypical home
$1,265/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,728
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 718 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 12 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,698/mo)
- Median rent $1,265/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,199 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to OAJ airport
- 107 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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.