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Swansboro is a small town of 3,997 people in Onslow County, North Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 116 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,997people
$379kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
88° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,997
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,788 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 15 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,388/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 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 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to EWN airport
- 124 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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.