Myrtle GroveNC
A town of 12,637.
What should you know before moving to Myrtle Grove?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades B+, ranked 44th of 286 in North Carolina. Residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $113K. Myrtle Grove’s median household income is $113,000, above both the North Carolina town median ($69,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 10 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher January low than Myrtle Grove. The biggest park or preserve is Coastal Mangement-Masonboro Estaurine Resource Pre, at 37 acres.
What makes Myrtle Grove stand out
Where Myrtle Grove beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Myrtle Grove has grown 29% from 2010 to 2020
8,875 counted in 2010 and 11,476 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Myrtle Grove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Myrtle Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Fort Fisher and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Myrtle Grove. Close and well known come first.
11 mi LandmarkFort Fisher
6 mi GardenOrton Plantation
7 mi MuseumBrunswick Town7 mi GardenAirlie Gardens
26 mi National BattlefieldMoores Creek National Battlefield56K visitors a year
8 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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Moving to Myrtle Grove: who provides what
Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove.
Myrtle Grove has less food insecurity than most of North Carolina, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Carolina (mostly hurricanes) and has little public open land.
Myrtle Grove’s grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with North Carolina is food insecurity: 7.7% of its 9,034 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.2% statewide. Its A for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Sea Breeze (A−) comes closest.
30% of Myrtle Grove adults sleep under 7 hours. Myrtle Grove beats the North Carolina average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of Myrtle Grove adults report frequent mental distress.
| Myrtle Grove | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Myrtle Grove | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 12.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Myrtle Grove’s public schools outperform 63% of North Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the New Hanover County Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Grove MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 600 | B− |
| Coastal Christian High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 294 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Myrtle Grove faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of North Carolina towns, with expected losses of about $1,007 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1987, 217 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Myrtle Grove.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Myrtle Grove’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,481 in 2013 to 2,485.
Most working residents leave Myrtle Grove for work: only 6% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in Myrtle Grove. Jobs based in Myrtle Grove grew to 2,485 in 2023, 1,004 more than in 2013.
| Myrtle Grove | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Myrtle Grove
Myrtle Grove 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
Conserved land covers 2.2% of Myrtle Grove
Just 102 of its 4,599 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Myrtle Grove itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coastal Mangement-Masonboro Estaurine Resource Pre | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Myrtle Grove sells for about $458K
The median rent in Myrtle Grove is $1,463 a month.
| Myrtle Grove | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,463 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Myrtle Grove
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Myrtle Grove
About 3 of every 100 Myrtle Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
94% of working residents leave Myrtle Grove for work
Where Myrtle Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Myrtle Grove
CDP in North Carolina, United States
Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 11,476 at the 2020 census which is up from 8,875 in 2010. Myrtle Grove is located in the statistical townships of Federal Point and Masonboro. The CDP is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Myrtle Grove was first listed as a CDP at the 1980 United States census.
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- Area
- 7.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
Myrtle Grove’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Myrtle Grove.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Grove | #44 | B+ | C | — | B | A |
| Sea Breeze | — | — | C− | — | B | A− |
| Wilmington | #192 | C− | D | D | B | B+ |
| Silver Lake | #129 | C+ | C | — | B | B |
Sea Breeze has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Myrtle Grove, Sea Breeze and Silver Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Myrtle Grove with a neighbor →
Questions about Myrtle Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Myrtle Grove, NC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Myrtle Grove grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #44 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Myrtle Grove, NC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $439,000, 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.