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Ansonville vs Deep Run

135 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.7× in Ansonville) and jobs per worker (3× in Ansonville).

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Ansonville, NCKnown for its schoolsNorth Carolina · 651 people

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Deep Run, NCHomes around $149KNorth Carolina · 662 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AnsonvilleKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 24%of NC districts All about Ansonville →

Deep RunHomes around $149K

Housing$149K typical home56% below the NC typical home SchoolsBetter than 27%of NC districts All about Deep Run →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid2.7×

Ansonville has the more walkable street grid

Ansonville 34.1Deep Run 12.7

Jobs per worker3×

Ansonville is more of a job hub

Ansonville 1.42Deep Run 0.47

Property tax bill+49%

Tax bills are bigger in Ansonville

Ansonville $1,004Deep Run $676

Average commute7 min

Deep Run has the shorter commute

Ansonville 28 minDeep Run 21 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Deep Run

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Ansonville$570/mo

Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $906/mo · Housing →

Deep Run$890/mo

Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $780/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Deep Run and Ansonville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C−AnsonvilleBetter than 24% of districts in the state CDeep RunBetter than 27% of districts in the state

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AnsonvilleDeep Run

Snow a year3″1″

January low32°F 35°F

July high91°F 91°F

Growing season (days)231d 232d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd 72nd

Outdoors & history

AnsonvilleDeep Run

Settled1844 1925

Famous people born here2 —

Community

AnsonvilleDeep Run

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

135 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnsonvilleNC Deep RunNC

Ansonville ↔ Deep Run135 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs North Carolina average

AnsonvilleDeep Run

People

Population 651Lowest 662Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -30.3% NC: +9.5% —

Median age 39.1±18.5Lowest about the NC average 39.4±35.2Highest about the NC average

Deep Run and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 13.1%±7.9Lowest NC: 21.8% 24.6%±10.2Highest NC: 21.8%

Deep Run and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 29.8%±6.6Lowest NC: 17.2% 34.4%±13.2Highest NC: 17.2%

Deep Run and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.4%Lowest NC: 35.7% 6.2%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±2.9Lowest NC: 6.4% 4.4%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4%

Deep Run and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,750±$18kLowest 33% below NC $54,602±$46kHighest 25% below NC

Deep Run and Ansonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $92,400±$10kHighest 68% below NC $73,400±$18kLowest 75% below NC

Ansonville and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $906±$331Highest 26% below NC $780±$14Lowest 36% below NC

Ansonville and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,004Highest 47% below NC $676Lowest 64% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 86.7%±100Highest NC: 48.9% 68.1%±43.6Lowest NC: 48.9%

Ansonville and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.5%Highest NC: 13% 11.9%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Highest NC: 66.6% 76%Lowest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 9 yrs older than NC 1988Highest 3 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 10% above NC 21 minLowest 18% below NC

Work from home 0%±4.1 NC: 16.3% 0%±5.9 NC: 16.3%

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.42Highest 0.47Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Charlotte (10%)Kinston (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Deep RunFew work in Ansonville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.1Highest 12.7Lowest

Schools

School district Anson County SchoolsLenoir County Public Schools

High school in town None in townSouth Lenoir High

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1

North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Ansonville neighborsTown Square →

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Deep Run neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.