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Chocowinity vs Brunswick

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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Chocowinity, NCA small town of 903North Carolina · 903 people
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Brunswick, NCA small town of 937North Carolina · 937 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Chocowinity$680/mo
Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →
Brunswick$530/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $789/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
C+ChocowinityBetter than 44% of districts in the state –BrunswickNot graded
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
ChocowinityBrunswick
Snow a year1″1″
January low34°F32°F
July high89°F90°F
Growing season (days)237d224d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th90th
Outdoors & history
ChocowinityBrunswick
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land3.6%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos5—
Community
ChocowinityBrunswick
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.

ChocowinityNCBrunswickNC
Chocowinity ↔ Brunswick124 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.

ChocowinityBrunswick
People
Population 903Lowest 937Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12%Highest NC: +9.5% -13%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 36.1±7.6Lowest 8% below NC 38.7±4.3Highest about the NC average
Brunswick and Chocowinity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30%±10.1Highest NC: 21.8% 11.1%±7Lowest NC: 21.8%
Age 65+ 18.8%±5.1Highest NC: 17.2% 6.9%±4.3Lowest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.9%Highest NC: 35.7% 5.3%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±3Lowest NC: 6.4% 6%±5.1Highest 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 $41,382±$10kHighest 43% below NC $22,500±$20kLowest 69% 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 $114,300±$42kHighest 60% below NC $82,500±$26kLowest 71% 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 $794±$47Highest 35% below NC $789±$37Lowest 36% 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 $938Lowest 51% below NC $1,192Highest 37% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.5%±18Lowest NC: 48.9% 53.6%±97.8Highest 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 26.9%Lowest NC: 13% 64.5%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.5%Highest NC: 66.6% 40%Lowest 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 22 minHighest 11% below NC 16 minLowest 38% below NC
Work from home 8.8%±8Lowest NC: 16.3% 10.5%±10.3Highest 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 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (20%)Whiteville (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrunswickFew work in Chocowinity
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Lowest 21.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.3Highest 37.4Lowest
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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