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Seven Devils vs Duck

338 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+80% in Duck) and property tax bill (+50% in Duck).

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Seven Devils, NCHomes around $553KNorth Carolina · 425 people
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Duck, NCHomes around $1.01MNorth Carolina · 669 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 →
DuckHomes around $1.01M
Housing$1.01M typical home201% above the NC typical home Work1,011 jobsbased in Duck, a regional job hub All about Duck →
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.

Home values+80%
Homes cost more in Duck
Duck $767,500Seven Devils $426,900
Property tax bill+50%
Tax bills are bigger in Duck
Duck $3,895Seven Devils $2,597
Conserved land+20.4 pts
Seven Devils has more conserved land
Seven Devils 27.7%Duck 7.3%
Seasonal homes+19.5 pts
Seven Devils has more second homes
Seven Devils 66.4%Duck 46.9%
Jobs per worker2×
Duck is more of a job hub
Duck 3.84Seven Devils 1.92
Trails+84%
Duck has more miles of trail
Duck 5.7 miSeven Devils 3.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,520 more a month in Duck

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 →
Duck$5,700/mo
Typical home $1.01M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $1,500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,520 a month, about $30,300 a year, between Duck 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

Seven Devils gets 65 more inches of snow a year

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 DevilsDuck
Snow a year67″1″
January low20°F36°F
July high69°F86°F
Growing season (days)159d266d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th98th
Outdoors & history
Seven DevilsDuck
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land27.7%7.3%
Settled—2002
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
Seven DevilsDuck
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

338 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Seven DevilsNCDuckNC
Seven Devils ↔ Duck338 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 DevilsDuck
People
Population 425Lowest 669Highest
Median age 46.8±17.8Lowest 20% above NC 61.6±3.4Highest 58% above NC
Duck 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% 8.8%±5.3Lowest NC: 21.8%
Seven Devils and Duck 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% 40.4%±11.2Highest NC: 17.2%
Duck 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% 68%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±6.2Highest NC: 6.4% 1.3%±1.9Lowest NC: 6.4%
Seven Devils and Duck 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 $136,250±$48kHighest 88% above NC
Duck 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 $767,500±$146kHighest 166% above NC
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,583±$1kHighest 29% above NC $1,500±$333Lowest 22% above NC
Seven Devils and Duck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,597Lowest 37% above NC $3,895Highest 105% above NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±100Lowest NC: 48.9% 70.6%±76.5Highest NC: 48.9%
Duck and Seven Devils are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest NC: 13% 10.8%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Highest NC: 66.6% 89%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 1 yr newer than NC 1988Lowest 3 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 7% above NC 31 minHighest 22% above NC
Work from home 36.3%±28.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 50.5%±11.5Highest NC: 16.3%
Duck and Seven Devils are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.92Lowest 3.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Boone (22%)Kitty Hawk (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DuckFew work in Seven Devils
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.7%Highest 7.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 5.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.6Lowest 45.9Highest
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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