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Hookerton vs Seaboard

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Seaboard) and age 65+ (+22.3 pts in Seaboard).

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Hookerton, NCHomes around $167KNorth Carolina · 573 people
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Seaboard, NCHomes around $84KNorth Carolina · 585 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 →
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 part ways

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

Jobs per worker5.7×
Seaboard is more of a job hub
Seaboard 1.64Hookerton 0.29
Age 65++22.3 pts
Seaboard has more people 65 and up
Seaboard 36.1%Hookerton 13.8%
Average commute12 min
Hookerton has the shorter commute
Seaboard 33 minHookerton 20 min
Street grid+87%
Hookerton has the more walkable street grid
Hookerton 89.6Seaboard 47.8
Conserved land+17.4 pts
Hookerton has more conserved land
Hookerton 17.4%Seaboard 0%
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Seaboard
Seaboard $1,481Hookerton $1,190
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 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 →
Seaboard$550/mo
Typical home $84K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $508/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Hookerton and Seaboard.

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
HookertonSeaboard
Snow a year1″5″
January low35°F29°F
July high91°F89°F
Growing season (days)232d211d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd45th
Outdoors & history
HookertonSeaboard
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land17.4%0%
Settled—1877
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here16
Community
HookertonSeaboard
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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HookertonNCSeaboardNC
Hookerton ↔ Seaboard74 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.

HookertonSeaboard
People
Population 573Lowest 585Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.2% NC: +9.5%
Median age 41.4±6.8Lowest 6% above NC 44.1±21.4Highest 13% above NC
Seaboard and Hookerton 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% 18.8%±8.4Lowest NC: 21.8%
Hookerton and Seaboard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.8%±5.6Lowest NC: 17.2% 36.1%±8Highest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.1%Highest NC: 35.7% 7.7%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.8Lowest NC: 6.4% 6.3%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4%
Seaboard 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 $25,776±$17kLowest 64% below NC
Hookerton and Seaboard 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 $91,500±$14kHighest 68% below NC
Seaboard and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $717±$207Highest 42% below NC $508±$428Lowest 59% below NC
Hookerton and Seaboard 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 $1,481Highest 22% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.6%±20.2Lowest NC: 48.9% 77.9%±16.5Highest NC: 48.9%
Seaboard and Hookerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 32.5%Highest NC: 13% 30.9%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.4%Lowest NC: 66.6% 43.5%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC 1974Highest 17 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below NC 33 minHighest 29% above NC
Work from home 0%±7.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 1.7%±3.8Highest NC: 16.3%
Seaboard and Hookerton 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 14.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 1.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kinston (16%)Roanoke Rapids (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SeaboardFew work in Hookerton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.4%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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.6Highest 47.8Lowest
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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