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Whitakers is a tiny town of 494 people in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 55 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $887 a month.
494people
$148kTypical home
$887/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 494
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 11 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$935/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PGV airport
- 62 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edgecombe County: D+23 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk