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Sunset Beach is a small town of 4,351 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 134 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $944 a month.
4,351people
$411kTypical home
$944/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,351
- Part of a metro area
- About 644 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 25 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,591/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 5% of households have kids
- 57% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MYR airport
- 28 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 329 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.