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About Kitty Hawk
Town in North Carolina, United StatesKitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Bodie Island within the state's Outer Banks. The population was 3,708 at the 2020 United States census. It was established in the early 18th century as Chickahawk.
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Housing in Kitty Hawk
The typical Kitty Hawk home is worth about $651,000, up 1.3% in a year, 94% above the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Kitty Hawk
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Kitty Hawk's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Kitty Hawk
Health Grade A
Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Schools in Kitty Hawk
All Kitty Hawk schools →School Grade B
The public schools Kitty Hawk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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