Southern Shores, NC
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Southern ShoresNC averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $814,029 +0.1% yr/yr · +32.4% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
🗳️ Election results (3 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2025-11-04
Elizabeth Morey ✓ 401 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 24
City Council 2025-11-04
Paula F. Sherlock ✓ 414 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 7
City Council 2023-11-07
Matthew Neal ✓ 673 · Mark Batenic ✓ 579 · Robert E. Neilson ✓ 555 · Mike Guarracino 340 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 10
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Wed Sep 9, 2026 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Oct 14, 2026 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Nov 11, 2026 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Dec 9, 2026 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Jan 13, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Feb 10, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Mar 10, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Apr 14, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed May 12, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Jun 9, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Jul 14, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Wed Aug 11, 2027 · 10:00
Town Council
5375 N Virginia Dare Trail, Southern Shores, NC 27949, Southern Shores
Recent meetings
Fri Jul 17, 2026 · 18:00
Town Council
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $760,272 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · AE REPLACE STEAM AND CONDENSATE PIPING |
| $157,040 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · CONTRACT 36C252-18-D-0156 TASK ORDER 36C25221N0280 RENOVATE FOR CATH L |
| $79,615 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · TASK ORDER #22 FOR RENOVATE 4B CPS UNDER THE A/E OPEN END IDIQ CONTRAC |
| $64,448 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · 550-22-105 REPLACE B104 GENERATOR AE CPS |
| $55,557 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · TO #17 FOR REPLACE BLDG. 18 CPS UNDER THE A/E OPEN END IDIQ CONTRACT A |
| $49,700 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · TASK ORDER #16 FOR MODERNIZE C-WING HVAC CPS UNDER THE A/E OPEN END ID |
| $39,439 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · MOLD AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY EVALUATION |
| $28,753 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · TASK ORDER #21 RELOCATE PHARMACY COMPOUNDING AREA CPS UNDER THE A/E OP |
| $17,163 | THE RANCH TEXAS LLC Department of Homeland Security · SRT TRAINGING |
| $16,250 | USFIN DEVELOPMENT LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · RELOCATE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE CPS UNDER THE A/E OPEN END IDIQ CONTRACT |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Dare County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities1 (1 pedestrian · 2021)
Business establishments2,079 (16,320 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,411/mo (2025)
Adults with low literacy11.4% (low numeracy 20% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
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Permitted housing units
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.