Living in Windsor, NC
Windsor is a small town of 3,269 people in Bertie County, North Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Greenville, NC and 74 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 $103k and rent runs about $746 a month.
3,269people
$103kTypical home
$746/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,269
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,163 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 37 mi to Greenville, NC
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 32 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
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (753 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PGV airport
- 75 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bertie County: D+16 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