BayshoreNC
A town of 2,949.
Is Bayshore a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bayshore grades B overall, 62nd among North Carolina's 286 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country and the median household earns $95K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $526K for a typical one and 6.9 times the Wilmington metro’s $76K median household income. 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bayshore, above both North Carolina’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.
What makes Bayshore stand out
Where Bayshore beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Bayshore has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
3,393 counted in 2010 and 3,833 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Bayshore grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Bayshore is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bayshore: who provides what
Bayshore is unincorporated, so New Hanover 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 Bayshore.
Bayshore has less tooth loss than most of North Carolina, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Carolina (mostly hurricanes) and has homes that cost more against local pay than most of North Carolina.
For health, Bayshore earns an A
Its widest gap with North Carolina is tooth loss: 5.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 13.9% statewide.
19% of Bayshore adults binge drink. Bayshore beats the North Carolina average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of Bayshore adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bayshore | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bayshore | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.2% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very high risk in Bayshore, with hurricanes at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of North Carolina towns, with expected losses of about $1,592 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2018, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bayshore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Bayshore’s working residents commute to Wilmington
Bayshore has 477 jobs for its 1,689 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Bayshore for work: only 1% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Bayshore. Since 2013, Bayshore has added 224 jobs, to 477 in 2023.
| Bayshore | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Bayshore
Bayshore has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Bayshore sells for about $960K
At 6.9 years of the Wilmington metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 91% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
The median rent in Bayshore is $1,532 a month.
| Bayshore | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,532 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Fisher and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bayshore. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LandmarkFort Fisher
18 mi GardenOrton Plantation
19 mi MuseumBrunswick Town5 mi GardenAirlie Gardens
21 mi National BattlefieldMoores Creek National Battlefield56K visitors a year
9 mi TheatreThalian HallPhoto credits
Fort Fisher: Eric T. Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Orton Plantation: AgnosticPreachersKid., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brunswick Town: Brunswick1726, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Bayshore
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bayshore
About 2 of every 100 Bayshore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Bayshore for work
Where Bayshore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bayshore
CDP in North Carolina, United States
Bayshore is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2020 census up from 3,393 in 2010. Bayshore is located in the statistical township of Harnett. The CDP is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bayshore was first listed as a CDP at the 1990 United States census.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
Bayshore’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bayshore.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Ogden (B) comes closest.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore | #62 | B | C− | — | B | A |
| Porters Neck | #118 | C+ | C− | — | B | A+ |
| Ogden | #64 | B | C− | — | B | A |
| Murraysville | #77 | B− | C+ | — | B | A |
Bayshore, Porters Neck, Ogden and Murraysville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bayshore with a neighbor →
Questions about Bayshore
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bayshore, NC a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bayshore grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #62 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Bayshore, NC expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $526,000, 58% above the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.