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Waves is a tiny town of 153 people in Dare County, North Carolina. It's about 90 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
153people
$460kTypical home
$1,345/moRent
87° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
222Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 227 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 90 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,345/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to EWN airport
- 101 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dare County: R+19 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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.