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Living in Varnamtown, NC

Varnamtown is a tiny town of 782 people in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Wilmington, NC and 132 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.

782people
$294kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 782
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 887 people per sq mi
  • 132 mi to Raleigh, NC
  • 27 mi to Wilmington, NC
  • 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $294k (≈$1,853/mo)
  • Median rent $1,087/mo
  • Median household income $66k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 89°F
  • Winter highs around 57°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
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 50
  • 17% of households have kids
  • 27% are 65 or older
  • 22% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 29 mi to ILM airport
  • 44 mi to MYR (major hub)
  • 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 82% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1990
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 20 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 108 mi to a big lake
  • 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 160 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 32 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 18 bars within 25 mi
  • 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 7 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 23 mi to the nearest vet
  • 16 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 27 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.

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