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Vanceboro vs Chocowinity

15 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Vanceboro) and average commute (6 min in Chocowinity).

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Vanceboro, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 1,030 people

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Chocowinity, NCA small town of 903North Carolina · 903 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.

VanceboroA regional job hub

Work474 jobsbased in Vanceboro, a regional job hub Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$200K typical home40% below the NC typical home All about Vanceboro →

ChocowinityA small town of 903

Quiet strengthsChocowinity doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Chocowinity →

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.

Vanceboro has more miles of trail

Vanceboro 0.8 miChocowinity 0.1 mi

Average commute6 min

Chocowinity has the shorter commute

Vanceboro 29 minChocowinity 22 min

Jobs per worker+78%

Vanceboro is more of a job hub

Vanceboro 1.64Chocowinity 0.92

Property tax bill+16%

Tax bills are bigger in Vanceboro

Vanceboro $1,090Chocowinity $938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Vanceboro

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%

Vanceboro$1,170/mo

Typical home $200K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $492/mo · Housing →

Chocowinity$680/mo

Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Vanceboro and Chocowinity.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B−VanceboroBetter than 47% of districts in the state C+ChocowinityBetter than 44% of districts in the state

Health

C−VanceboroHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns –ChocowinityNot graded

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

VanceboroChocowinity

Snow a year1″1″

January low34°F 34°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)237d 237d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th 95th

Outdoors & history

VanceboroChocowinity

Conserved land—3.6%

National Register places—1

Archive photos3 5

Famous people born here3 —

Community

VanceboroChocowinity

Library hours a week39 hrs —

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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VanceboroChocowinity

Vanceboro ↔ Chocowinity15 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

VanceboroChocowinity

People

Population 1,030Highest 903Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.5%Lowest NC: +9.5% -12%Highest NC: +9.5%

Median age 37.6±12.7Highest 4% below NC 36.1±7.6Lowest 8% below NC

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

Kids under 18 26.1%±5.9Lowest NC: 21.8% 30%±10.1Highest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 22.2%±5.2Highest NC: 17.2% 18.8%±5.1Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.6%Lowest NC: 35.7% 10.9%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±4.8Highest NC: 6.4% 4.1%±3Lowest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $34,514±$22kLowest 52% below NC $41,382±$10kHighest 43% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $148,400±$31kHighest 49% below NC $114,300±$42kLowest 60% below NC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $492±$302Lowest 60% below NC $794±$47Highest 35% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,090Highest 43% below NC $938Lowest 51% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±13Highest NC: 48.9% 35.5%±18Lowest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 36.8%Highest NC: 13% 26.9%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 46.5% NC: 66.6% 46.5% NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 6 yrs older than NC 1976Lowest 15 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 15% above NC 22 minLowest 11% below NC

Work from home 1.6%±1.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 8.8%±8Highest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.5%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 0.92Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town New Bern (21%)Greenville (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChocowinityFew work in Vanceboro

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 3.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.5Lowest 45.3Highest

Schools

School district Craven County Board of EducationBeaufort County Schools

High school in town None in townNone in town

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.

Vanceboro 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.