Brandywine BayNC
A town of 1,313.
Is Brandywine Bay a good place to live?
Brandywine Bay’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 45% of residents are 65 or older in Brandywine Bay, against 18% in North Carolina’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score lower on hazard risk. Brandywine Bay's schools outperform 70% of the state's. Only 7 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score lower on the outdoors. Brandywine Bay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Brandywine Bay stand out
Where Brandywine Bay beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Brandywine Bay | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 12.2% |
1,313 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Brandywine Bay grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Brandywine Bay is from typical.
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Moving to Brandywine Bay: who provides what
Brandywine Bay is unincorporated, so Carteret 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 Brandywine Bay.
Very high risk in Brandywine Bay, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of North Carolina and the rest of the country, fewer of Brandywine Bay’s adults report frequent mental distress
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Brandywine Bay, below both the North Carolina town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 26% of adults feel lonely in Brandywine Bay. Brandywine Bay beats the North Carolina average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Brandywine Bay | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 80% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Brandywine Bay | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.4% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Brandywine Bay stands out in North Carolina and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
1.2% of Brandywine Bay residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Brandywine Bay has lost 83 jobs, to 99 in 2023. Brandywine Bay’s median household income is $105,000.
| Brandywine Bay | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 48 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Brandywine Bay
Brandywine Bay has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Brandywine Bay sells for about $385K at the median
The median rent in Brandywine Bay is $2,141 a month.
| Brandywine Bay | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,141 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 67% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Queen Anne's Revenge and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brandywine Bay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Ancient siteQueen Anne's Revenge
9 mi State parkFort Macon State Park
28 mi MuseumTryon Palace
19 mi LighthouseCape Lookout Lighthouse
10 mi National SeashoreCape Lookout National Seashore513K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumNorth Carolina Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Queen Anne's Revenge: Joseph Nicholls, Public domain · Fort Macon State Park: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tryon Palace: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Cape Lookout Lighthouse: United States Coast Guard, Public domain · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Maritime Museum: Kd5463, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Brandywine Bay
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brandywine Bay
About 5 of every 100 Brandywine Bay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Brandywine Bay for work
Where Brandywine Bay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brandywine Bay
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Brandywine Bay is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,153. The community is in west-central Carteret County, bordered to the east by Morehead City. U.S. Route 70 forms the northern edge of the CDP, and North Carolina Highway 24 forms the southern edge. The two highway lead east into Morehead City; in the other direction, US-70 leads northwest 31 miles (50 km) to New Bern, while NC-24 leads west 14 miles (23 km) to Cape Carteret.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
Questions about Brandywine Bay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brandywine Bay, NC expensive?
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($72,322 across the Morehead City, NC area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.