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Vanceboro is a small town of 1,030 people in Craven County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Greenville, NC and 91 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $801 a month.
1,030people
$148kTypical home
$801/moRent
89° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,030
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 24 mi to Greenville, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" 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 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EWN airport
- 100 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.