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Seaboard vs Brunswick

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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Seaboard, NCHomes around $84KNorth Carolina · 585 people

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

SeaboardHomes around $84K

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

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.

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%

Seaboard$550/mo

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

Brunswick$530/mo

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

SeaboardBrunswick

Snow a year5″1″

January low29°F 32°F

July high89°F 90°F

Growing season (days)211d 224d

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

Outdoors & history

SeaboardBrunswick

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1877 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here6 —

Community

SeaboardBrunswick

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.

SeaboardNC BrunswickNC

Seaboard ↔ Brunswick168 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

SeaboardBrunswick

People

Population 585Lowest 937Highest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 18.8%±8.4Highest NC: 21.8% 11.1%±7Lowest 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+ 36.1%±8Highest NC: 17.2% 6.9%±4.3Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4% 6%±5.1Lowest 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 $25,776±$17kHighest 64% below NC $22,500±$20kLowest 69% 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 $91,500±$14kHighest 68% below NC $82,500±$26kLowest 71% 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 $508±$428Lowest 59% below NC $789±$37Highest 36% 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 $1,481Highest 22% below NC $1,192Lowest 37% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 77.9%±16.5Highest NC: 48.9% 53.6%±97.8Lowest 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 30.9%Lowest NC: 13% 64.5%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 1.7%±3.8Lowest NC: 16.3% 10.5%±10.3Highest 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 7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrunswickFew work in Seaboard

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 21.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

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

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.

Seaboard neighborsTown Square →

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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.