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Brunswick vs Seaboard

168 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.5× in Seaboard) and age 65+ (+29.2 pts in Seaboard).

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Brunswick, NCA small town of 937North Carolina · 937 people

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Seaboard, NCHomes around $84KNorth Carolina · 585 people

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 →

SeaboardHomes around $84K

Housing$84K typical home75% below the NC typical home Work328 jobsbased in Seaboard, a regional job hub All about Seaboard →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker5.5×

Seaboard is more of a job hub

Seaboard 1.64Brunswick 0.30

Age 65++29.2 pts

Seaboard has more people 65 and up

Seaboard 36.1%Brunswick 6.9%

Average commute17 min

Brunswick has the shorter commute

Seaboard 33 minBrunswick 16 min

Conserved land+21.8 pts

Brunswick has more conserved land

Brunswick 21.8%Seaboard 0%

Property tax bill+24%

Tax bills are bigger in Seaboard

Seaboard $1,481Brunswick $1,192

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Brunswick$530/mo

Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

Seaboard$550/mo

Typical home $84K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $508/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

BrunswickSeaboard

Snow a year1″5″

January low32°F 29°F

July high90°F 89°F

Growing season (days)224d 211d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th 45th

Outdoors & history

BrunswickSeaboard

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1877

National Register places—1

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here—6

Community

BrunswickSeaboard

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

168 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrunswickNC SeaboardNC

Brunswick ↔ Seaboard168 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.

Only big differences vs North Carolina average

BrunswickSeaboard

People

Population 937Highest 585Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13%Highest NC: +9.5% -14.2%Lowest NC: +9.5%

Median age 38.7±4.3Lowest about the NC average 44.1±21.4Highest 13% above NC

Seaboard and Brunswick 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% 18.8%±8.4Highest NC: 21.8%

Seaboard and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 6.9%±4.3Lowest NC: 17.2% 36.1%±8Highest NC: 17.2%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.3%Lowest NC: 35.7% 7.7%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±5.1Lowest NC: 6.4% 6.3%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4%

Seaboard and Brunswick 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 $25,776±$17kHighest 64% below NC

Seaboard 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 $91,500±$14kHighest 68% below NC

Seaboard and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $789±$37Highest 36% below NC $508±$428Lowest 59% below NC

Brunswick and Seaboard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,192Lowest 37% below NC $1,481Highest 22% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.6%±97.8Lowest NC: 48.9% 77.9%±16.5Highest NC: 48.9%

Seaboard and Brunswick 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% 30.9%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 40%Lowest NC: 66.6% 43.5%Highest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 15 yrs older than NC 1974Lowest 17 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 38% below NC 33 minHighest 29% above NC

Work from home 10.5%±10.3Highest NC: 16.3% 1.7%±3.8Lowest NC: 16.3%

Brunswick and Seaboard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 1.64Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Whiteville (25%)Roanoke Rapids (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SeaboardFew work in Brunswick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 21.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.4Lowest 47.8Highest

North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Brunswick neighborsTown Square →

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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.