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Wrightsville Beach is a small town of 2,665 people in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Wilmington, NC and 122 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,665people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,336/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,665
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,912 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to Wilmington, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,370/mo)
- Median rent $2,336/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (304 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,654 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ILM airport
- 75 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.