DavisNC
The town, settled in 1882, counts 261 residents.
Is Davis a good place to live?
Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher January low than Davis. Davis’ age of the median resident is 50.3 years, above both the North Carolina town median (40.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Davis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
261 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Davis: who provides what
Davis 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 Davis.
Davis has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
78% of Davis’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 12%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Davis households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Davis work out of town
The mean commuting time in Davis is 31 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line locally. For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away.
| Davis | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Davis home is worth about $227K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.6% in value. In Davis, nine in ten households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Davis is
For adults in Davis, the share who have obesity is 31%. Against the North Carolina average, Davis comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 8.2% worry about having enough food, 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Davis | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Davis | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Queen Anne's Revenge and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Davis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteQueen Anne's Revenge
14 mi State parkFort Macon State Park
3 mi National SeashoreCape Lookout National Seashore513K visitors a year
12 mi LighthouseCape Lookout Lighthouse
39 mi MuseumTryon Palace
32 mi National SeashoreCape Hatteras National Seashore2.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Queen Anne's Revenge: Joseph Nicholls, Public domain · Fort Macon State Park: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · Cape Lookout Lighthouse: United States Coast Guard, Public domain · Tryon Palace: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain
Everything we know about Davis
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Davis; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Davis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Davis for work
Where Davis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Davis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Davis, NC a good place to live?
Davis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.