AvonNC
With 339 residents, this town was settled in 1883.
Is Avon a good place to live?
Avon’s age of the median resident is 54.5 years, above both the North Carolina town median (40.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a higher January low than Avon. Avon’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest place to walk is Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 129 acres with 3.3 miles of trail. Avon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Avon stand out
Where Avon beats most towns.
Avon lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avon. Close and well known come first.
6 mi LighthouseCape Hatteras Lighthouse
in town National SeashoreCape Hatteras National Seashore2.7M visitors a year
33 mi LighthouseBodie Island Light
35 mi National SeashoreCape Lookout National Seashore513K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumChicamacomico Life-Saving StationPhoto credits
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: Henryhartley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain · Bodie Island Light: RyanGRodgers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station: Elizabeth from burlington, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Avon: who provides what
Avon is unincorporated, so Dare County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Avon.
A typical Avon home is worth about $546K
Home values are down 1.9% over the year to September 2026. Avon: 85% of households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Avon, the median household income runs lower than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
15% of working residents work locally in Avon. Employers in Avon added 103 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 489. Half commute less than 43 miles. The top destinations are Buxton (13%), Manteo (5%) and Frisco (5%).
| Avon | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Avon stands out in North Carolina and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Avon, 82% come from hurricanes and 11% from coastal flooding. Federal aid has come to Avon households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer children than North Carolina overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 33% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across North Carolina.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 50% women
The Census survey reached too few of Avon’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.3 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Avon | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 41% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.7% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.3% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13.1% of the land in Avon is protected from building
There are 5.6 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape Hatteras National Seashore | 3.3 mi | 129 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Avon is
In Avon, 28% of adults feel lonely, and 14% report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Avon beats North Carolina on 13 and trails on 4. The share of adults in Avon who have high blood pressure: 41%.
| Avon | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Avon | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 12.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Avon
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Avon; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Avon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
339 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Avon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Avon, NC a good place to live?
Avon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.