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Hookerton vs Brunswick

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.4× in Hookerton) and average commute (5 min in Brunswick).

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Hookerton, NCHomes around $167KNorth Carolina · 573 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.

HookertonHomes around $167K
Housing$167K typical home50% below the NC typical home Outdoors17.4% conserved land0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Hookerton →
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 differ most

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

Street grid2.4×
Hookerton has the more walkable street grid
Hookerton 89.6Brunswick 37.4
Average commute5 min
Brunswick has the shorter commute
Hookerton 20 minBrunswick 16 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Hookerton

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.

Hookerton$1,090/mo
Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $717/mo · Housing →
Brunswick$530/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Hookerton 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.

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
HookertonBrunswick
Snow a year1″1″
January low35°F32°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)232d224d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd90th
Outdoors & history
HookertonBrunswick
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land17.4%—
Famous people born here1—
Community
HookertonBrunswick
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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HookertonNCBrunswickNC
Hookerton ↔ Brunswick101 miles apart
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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.

HookertonBrunswick
People
Population 573Lowest 937Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -13% NC: +9.5%
Median age 41.4±6.8Highest 6% above NC 38.7±4.3Lowest about the NC average
Hookerton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.8%±4.7Highest NC: 21.8% 11.1%±7Lowest NC: 21.8%
Hookerton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.8%±5.6Highest NC: 17.2% 6.9%±4.3Lowest NC: 17.2%
Hookerton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.1%Highest NC: 35.7% 5.3%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.8Lowest NC: 6.4% 6%±5.1Highest NC: 6.4%
Brunswick and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $34,500±$18kHighest 52% below NC $22,500±$20kLowest 69% below NC
Hookerton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,400±$14kLowest 73% below NC $82,500±$26kHighest 71% below NC
Brunswick and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $717±$207Lowest 42% below NC $789±$37Highest 36% below NC
Brunswick and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,190Lowest 37% below NC $1,192Highest 37% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.6%±20.2Lowest NC: 48.9% 53.6%±97.8Highest NC: 48.9%
Brunswick and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 32.5%Lowest NC: 13% 64.5%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.4%Highest NC: 66.6% 40%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC 1976Highest 15 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 19% below NC 16 minLowest 38% below NC
Work from home 0%±7.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 10.5%±10.3Highest NC: 16.3%
Brunswick and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kinston (16%)Whiteville (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrunswickFew work in Hookerton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.4%Lowest 21.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.6Highest 37.4Lowest
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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