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Seaboard vs Hookerton

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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Seaboard, NCHomes around $84KNorth Carolina · 585 people
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Hookerton, NCHomes around $167KNorth Carolina · 573 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.

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

Seaboard$550/mo
Typical home $84K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $508/mo · Housing →
Hookerton$1,090/mo
Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $717/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
SeaboardHookerton
Snow a year5″1″
January low29°F35°F
July high89°F91°F
Growing season (days)211d232d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th82nd
Outdoors & history
SeaboardHookerton
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%17.4%
Settled1877—
National Register places1—
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here61
Community
SeaboardHookerton
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.

SeaboardNCHookertonNC
Seaboard ↔ Hookerton74 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.

SeaboardHookerton
People
Population 585Highest 573Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.2% NC: +9.5% —
Median age 44.1±21.4Highest 13% above NC 41.4±6.8Lowest 6% 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 18.8%±8.4Lowest NC: 21.8% 20.8%±4.7Highest 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+ 36.1%±8Highest NC: 17.2% 13.8%±5.6Lowest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.7%Lowest NC: 35.7% 8.1%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4% 1.9%±1.8Lowest 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 $25,776±$17kLowest 64% below NC $34,500±$18kHighest 52% 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 $91,500±$14kHighest 68% below NC $78,400±$14kLowest 73% 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 $508±$428Lowest 59% below NC $717±$207Highest 42% 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 $1,481Highest 22% below NC $1,190Lowest 37% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 77.9%±16.5Highest NC: 48.9% 48.6%±20.2Lowest 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 30.9%Lowest NC: 13% 32.5%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.5%Highest NC: 66.6% 43.4%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 17 yrs older than NC 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 29% above NC 20 minLowest 19% below NC
Work from home 1.7%±3.8Highest NC: 16.3% 0%±7.7Lowest 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 7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roanoke Rapids (8%)Kinston (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HookertonFew work in Seaboard
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 17.4%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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.8Lowest 89.6Highest
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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