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Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

Davis

$215kMedian Home
316Sunny Days/yr
70°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 728· Elev. 3 ftWikipedia

Davis is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 311, down from 422 at the 2010 census.Wikipedia

About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$215k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$40k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
3/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
316
sunny days per year
87% of the year
Avg High Temp
70°F
annual average
Humidity
78%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
81/100
Great
Temp Swing
29°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
58"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
44
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population728
Altitude3 ftabove sea level
Median Age53 yrs
College Educated8%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home6%of workforce
Poverty Rate22%

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