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Wilmington is a mid-size city of 120,805 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's part of the Wilmington, NC area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $1k a month.
120,805people
$384kTypical home
$1,395/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 120,805
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,352 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Raleigh, NC
- In the Wilmington, NC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,420/mo)
- Median rent $1,395/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- About average violent crime (403 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,882 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 19% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ILM airport
- 70 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- New Hanover County: Purple — split almost evenly
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk