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Watha is a tiny town of 271 people in Pender County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Wilmington, NC and 90 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
271people
$143kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 271
- Part of a metro area
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 31 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to OAJ airport
- 87 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pender County: R+35 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
- Very 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.