Chocowinity, North Carolina.
. Washington, NC metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$964 (+124%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- North Carolina$1,743
- United States$1,922
Living in Chocowinity, Beaufort County, North Carolina
Chocowinity is a town of 722 people in Beaufort County. Unemployment in Beaufort County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 2.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Beaufort County work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Chocowinity is a very small town in Beaufort County, with a population that stays well under what most people picture for a town. Adults here are less likely than across the country to hold a four-year degree, and the daily drive to work runs about as long as in many small towns. Winters are mild and short, with almost no snow, and summers are hot, with plenty of rain through the year.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, followed by manufacturing, shops and the building trades. Across Beaufort County, some of the largest workplaces are Beaufort County Schools, ECU Health Beaufort Hospital and Nutrien. Unemployment across the county is a little lower than it was a year ago, and the county has added jobs over the past year.
Things to do. The Tar River runs in or beside town, a natural spot for time on the water. A longer drive away are Goose Creek State Park, a protected area of woods and shoreline, and Tryon Palace, a museum with historic buildings and gardens. For a day trip with some local history, Fort Branch is also a longer drive away.
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- 11%of adults have a degree
- 22 mintypical commute
- 9%work from home
What people in Beaufort County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Beaufort County had 16,255 jobs in 2025, 2.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 53° and lows near 34°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 72°. About 1 inches of snow and 53 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Washington Wwtp 4W weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Beaufort County
- Beaufort County SchoolsSchool district788FTE
- ECU Health Beaufort HospitalHospitals, general medical and surgical632
- NutrienPhosphatic fertilizer materials manufacturing612
- River City ConstructionTransmission and distribution line construction576
- Beaufort County Community CollegeTwo-year college335
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters290
- AAF Flanders FFIAir purification equipment, stationary, manufacturing259
- Rose Acre FarmsChicken egg production181
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 40 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 4,936 people in all across the county; Chocowinity has one of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- HurricanesVery high
- Winter weatherVery high
- Coastal floodingRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- Strong windRelatively high
- TornadoesRelatively high
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Chocowinity’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Beaufort County and the Washington, NC metro.
Chocowinity home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 3 Chocowinity listings — the market is roughly in balance.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Chocowinity29.45%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Chocowinity24
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Chocowinity5
Zip codes with a Chocowinity address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Chocowinity — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.