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Trent Woods is a small town of 4,032 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Jacksonville, NC and 101 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,032people
$343kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,032
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,357 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 30 mi to Jacksonville, NC
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,164/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (995 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EWN airport
- 110 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Craven County: R+21 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