Cypress LandingNC
A town of 1,044.
Is Cypress Landing a good place to live?
Cypress Landing’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and a B for incomes; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 74% of residents are 65 or older in Cypress Landing, against 18% in North Carolina’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Cypress Landing. Cypress Landing’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the North Carolina town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Cypress Landing has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,044 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Cypress Landing grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Cypress Landing is from typical.
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Moving to Cypress Landing: who provides what
Cypress Landing is unincorporated, so Beaufort 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 Cypress Landing.
Very high risk in Cypress Landing, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Cypress Landing’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
0.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Cypress Landing. Most working residents leave Cypress Landing for work: only 2% work in town. Cypress Landing’s average trip to work is 18 minutes.
| Cypress Landing | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.5% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Cypress Landing than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
11% of Cypress Landing adults report frequent mental distress. Among 290 North Carolina towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Cypress Landing. 9.2% of Cypress Landing adults binge drink.
| Cypress Landing | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cypress Landing | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.7% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.2% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.4% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Cypress Landing, expect mild winters and hot summers
Cypress Landing has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Cypress Landing is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cypress Landing has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
5.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Cypress Landing sell for about $598K
Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Cypress Landing.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cypress Landing
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cypress Landing
About 2 of every 100 Cypress Landing residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
98% of working residents leave Cypress Landing for work
Where Cypress Landing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Cypress Landing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cypress Landing, NC expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $440,000, 32% 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−.