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Williamston is a big small town of 5,112 people in Martin County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Greenville, NC and 87 miles from Virginia Beach, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $684 a month.
5,112people
$107kTypical home
$684/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,112
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,133 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 24 mi to Greenville, NC
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$675/mo)
- Median rent $684/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1177 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,063 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PGV airport
- 87 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+10 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