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Chocowinity vs Vanceboro

15 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Vanceboro) and average commute (6 min in Chocowinity).

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Chocowinity, NCA small town of 903North Carolina · 903 people

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Vanceboro, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 1,030 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.

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 →

VanceboroA regional job hub

Work474 jobsbased in Vanceboro, a regional job hub Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$200K typical home40% below the NC typical home All about Vanceboro →

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.

Vanceboro has more miles of trail

Vanceboro 0.8 miChocowinity 0.1 mi

Average commute6 min

Chocowinity has the shorter commute

Vanceboro 29 minChocowinity 22 min

Jobs per worker+78%

Vanceboro is more of a job hub

Vanceboro 1.64Chocowinity 0.92

Property tax bill+16%

Tax bills are bigger in Vanceboro

Vanceboro $1,090Chocowinity $938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Vanceboro

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%

Chocowinity$680/mo

Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →

Vanceboro$1,170/mo

Typical home $200K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $492/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Vanceboro and Chocowinity.

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 B−VanceboroBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

–ChocowinityNot graded C−VanceboroHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns

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

ChocowinityVanceboro

Snow a year1″1″

January low34°F 34°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)237d 237d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th 98th

Outdoors & history

ChocowinityVanceboro

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land3.6%—

National Register places1 —

Archive photos5 3

Famous people born here—3

Community

ChocowinityVanceboro

Library hours a week—39 hrs

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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChocowinityVanceboro

Chocowinity ↔ Vanceboro15 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

ChocowinityVanceboro

People

Population 903Lowest 1,030Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12%Highest NC: +9.5% -13.5%Lowest NC: +9.5%

Median age 36.1±7.6Lowest 8% below NC 37.6±12.7Highest 4% below NC

Vanceboro 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% 26.1%±5.9Lowest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 18.8%±5.1Lowest NC: 17.2% 22.2%±5.2Highest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.9%Highest NC: 35.7% 9.6%Lowest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±3Lowest NC: 6.4% 6.3%±4.8Highest NC: 6.4%

Vanceboro 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 $34,514±$22kLowest 52% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,300±$42kLowest 60% below NC $148,400±$31kHighest 49% below NC

Vanceboro and Chocowinity 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 $492±$302Lowest 60% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $938Lowest 51% below NC $1,090Highest 43% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.5%±18Lowest NC: 48.9% 37.9%±13Highest NC: 48.9%

Vanceboro 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% 36.8%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 46.5% NC: 66.6% 46.5% NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 15 yrs older than NC 1985Highest 6 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 11% below NC 29 minHighest 15% above NC

Work from home 8.8%±8Highest NC: 16.3% 1.6%±1.7Lowest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 4.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Lowest 1.64Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (20%)New Bern (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VanceboroFew work in Chocowinity

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.3Highest 37.5Lowest

Schools

School district Beaufort County SchoolsCraven County Board of Education

High school in town None in townNone in town

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.

Chocowinity 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.