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Seven Devils vs Caswell Beach

263 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.9× in Seven Devils) and home values (+52% in Caswell Beach).

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Seven Devils, NCHomes around $553KNorth Carolina · 425 people
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Caswell Beach, NCHomes around $649KNorth Carolina · 491 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.

Seven DevilsHomes around $553K
Housing$553K typical home65% above the NC typical home Work202 jobsbased in Seven Devils, a regional job hub Outdoors27.7% conserved land3.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Seven Devils →
Caswell BeachHomes around $649K
Housing$649K typical home94% above the NC typical home HistorySettled in 19753 places on the National Register All about Caswell Beach →
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.

Trails3.9×
Seven Devils has more miles of trail
Seven Devils 3.1 miCaswell Beach 0.8 mi
Home values+52%
Homes cost more in Caswell Beach
Caswell Beach $648,400Seven Devils $426,900
Seasonal homes+26.1 pts
Seven Devils has more second homes
Seven Devils 66.4%Caswell Beach 40.3%
Jobs per worker2.4×
Seven Devils is more of a job hub
Seven Devils 1.92Caswell Beach 0.79
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Caswell Beach
Caswell Beach $3,693Seven Devils $2,597
Bachelor’s degree++14.5 pts
More adults in Seven Devils have a degree
Seven Devils 78.3%Caswell Beach 63.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Caswell Beach

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.

Seven Devils$3,180/mo
Typical home $553K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,583/mo · Housing →
Caswell Beach$3,710/mo
Typical home $649K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Caswell Beach and Seven Devils.

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
Seven DevilsCaswell Beach
Snow a year67″—
January low20°F—
July high69°F—
Growing season (days)159d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th97th
Outdoors & history
Seven DevilsCaswell Beach
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land27.7%—
Settled—1975
National Register places—3
Archive photos—18
Community
Seven DevilsCaswell Beach
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

263 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Seven DevilsNCCaswell BeachNC
Seven Devils ↔ Caswell Beach263 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.

Seven DevilsCaswell Beach
People
Population 425Lowest 491Highest
Median age 46.8±17.8Lowest 20% above NC 60.6±8.9Highest 55% above NC
Caswell Beach and Seven Devils are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24%±12.8Highest NC: 21.8% 6.5%±8.5Lowest NC: 21.8%
Seven Devils and Caswell Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.5%±13.9Lowest NC: 17.2% 43.6%±17.9Highest NC: 17.2%
Caswell Beach and Seven Devils are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 78.3%Highest NC: 35.7% 63.8%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±6.2Highest NC: 6.4% 3.1%±2.7Lowest NC: 6.4%
Seven Devils and Caswell Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,667±$16kLowest 54% above NC $130,750±$30kHighest 81% above NC
Caswell Beach and Seven Devils are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $426,900±$58kLowest 48% above NC $648,400±$45kHighest 124% above NC
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,583±$1k 29% above NC —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,597Lowest 37% above NC $3,693Highest 95% above NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±100Highest NC: 48.9% 0%±100Lowest NC: 48.9%
Seven Devils and Caswell Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Highest NC: 13% 2.2%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Lowest NC: 66.6% 93.4%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 1 yr newer than NC 1998Highest 7 yrs newer than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 7% above NC 20 minLowest 20% below NC
Work from home 36.3%±28.7Highest NC: 16.3% 19.1%±13.5Lowest NC: 16.3%
Seven Devils and Caswell Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.92Highest 0.79Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Boone (22%)Oak Island (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Caswell BeachFew work in Seven Devils
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.7%Lowest 40.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.6Highest 21.1Lowest
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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