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Brunswick vs Chocowinity

124 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+18.9 pts in Chocowinity) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Chocowinity).

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Brunswick, NCA small town of 937North Carolina · 937 people
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Chocowinity, NCA small town of 903North Carolina · 903 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BrunswickA small town of 937
Quiet strengthsBrunswick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brunswick →
ChocowinityA small town of 903
Quiet strengthsChocowinity doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Chocowinity →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Kids under 18+18.9 pts
Chocowinity has more kids
Chocowinity 30%Brunswick 11.1%
Jobs per worker3.1×
Chocowinity is more of a job hub
Chocowinity 0.92Brunswick 0.30
Age 65++11.9 pts
Chocowinity has more people 65 and up
Chocowinity 18.8%Brunswick 6.9%
Conserved land+18.2 pts
Brunswick has more conserved land
Brunswick 21.8%Chocowinity 3.6%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Brunswick
Brunswick $1,192Chocowinity $938
Average commute7 min
Brunswick has the shorter commute
Chocowinity 22 minBrunswick 16 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brunswick$530/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →
Chocowinity$680/mo
Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Chocowinity and Brunswick.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–BrunswickNot graded C+ChocowinityBetter than 44% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BrunswickChocowinity
Snow a year1″1″
January low32°F34°F
July high90°F89°F
Growing season (days)224d237d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th95th
Outdoors & history
BrunswickChocowinity
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—3.6%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—5
Community
BrunswickChocowinity
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

124 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrunswickNCChocowinityNC
Brunswick ↔ Chocowinity124 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BrunswickChocowinity
People
Population 937Highest 903Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13%Lowest NC: +9.5% -12%Highest NC: +9.5%
Median age 38.7±4.3Highest about the NC average 36.1±7.6Lowest 8% below NC
Brunswick and Chocowinity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.1%±7Lowest NC: 21.8% 30%±10.1Highest NC: 21.8%
Age 65+ 6.9%±4.3Lowest NC: 17.2% 18.8%±5.1Highest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.3%Lowest NC: 35.7% 10.9%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±5.1Highest NC: 6.4% 4.1%±3Lowest NC: 6.4%
Brunswick and Chocowinity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $22,500±$20kLowest 69% below NC $41,382±$10kHighest 43% below NC
Chocowinity and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,500±$26kLowest 71% below NC $114,300±$42kHighest 60% below NC
Chocowinity and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $789±$37Lowest 36% below NC $794±$47Highest 35% below NC
Chocowinity and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,192Highest 37% below NC $938Lowest 51% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.6%±97.8Highest NC: 48.9% 35.5%±18Lowest NC: 48.9%
Brunswick and Chocowinity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 64.5%Highest NC: 13% 26.9%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 40%Lowest NC: 66.6% 46.5%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976 15 yrs older than NC 1976 15 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 38% below NC 22 minHighest 11% below NC
Work from home 10.5%±10.3Highest NC: 16.3% 8.8%±8Lowest NC: 16.3%
Brunswick and Chocowinity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Whiteville (25%)Greenville (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChocowinityFew work in Brunswick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.8%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.4Lowest 45.3Highest
Schools
School district —Beaufort County Schools
High school in town —None in town
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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