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Washington is a big small town of 9,726 people in Beaufort County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Greenville, NC and 91 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $856 a month.
9,726people
$207kTypical home
$856/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,726
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,188 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 18 mi to Greenville, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,304/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (363 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PGV airport
- 100 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaufort County: R+31 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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