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Southern Shores is a small town of 3,139 people in Dare County, North Carolina. It's about 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $712k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,139people
$712kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
87° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
212Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,139
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 49 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $712k (≈$4,492/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to ORF airport
- 60 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dare County: R+19 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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.