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Aulander vs Wagram

157 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.8× in Wagram) and growth since 2010 (+12.1 pts in Aulander).

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Aulander, NCHomes around $83KNorth Carolina · 689 people
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Wagram, NCHomes around $202KNorth Carolina · 754 people
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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.

AulanderHomes around $83K
Housing$83K typical home75% below the NC typical home All about Aulander →
WagramHomes around $202K
Housing$202K typical home40% below the NC typical home SchoolsBetter than 28%of NC districts All about Wagram →
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.

Jobs per worker9.8×
Wagram is more of a job hub
Wagram 0.59Aulander 0.06
Growth since 2010+12.1 pts
Aulander has grown faster since 2010
Aulander -14.7%Wagram -26.8%
Average commute6 min
Wagram has the shorter commute
Aulander 33 minWagram 27 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Wagram’s homes are older
Aulander 1981Wagram 1969
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $730 more a month in Wagram

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.

Aulander$500/mo
Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $624/mo · Housing →
Wagram$1,230/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $823/mo · Housing →

The difference: $730 a month, about $8,800 a year, between Wagram and Aulander.

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
–AulanderNot graded CWagramBetter than 28% 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
AulanderWagram
Snow a year1″1″
January low33°F33°F
July high89°F93°F
Growing season (days)223d239d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st45th
Outdoors & history
AulanderWagram
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0.3%—
Settled—1911
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—2
Community
AulanderWagram
Library hours a week23 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

157 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AulanderNCWagramNC
Aulander ↔ Wagram157 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.

AulanderWagram
People
Population 689Lowest 754Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.7%Highest NC: +9.5% -26.8%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 45±11.2Lowest 15% above NC 50.3±6.7Highest 29% above NC
Wagram and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±13.9Highest NC: 21.8% 14.6%±4.8Lowest NC: 21.8%
Aulander and Wagram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.8%±5.3Highest NC: 17.2% 26.8%±2Lowest NC: 17.2%
Aulander and Wagram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Lowest NC: 35.7% 18%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±7.5Highest NC: 6.4% 1.2%±0.9Lowest NC: 6.4%
Aulander and Wagram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,689±$16kLowest 49% below NC $52,159±$14kHighest 28% below NC
Wagram and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,300±$66kHighest 56% below NC $111,700±$20kLowest 61% below NC
Aulander and Wagram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $624±$199Lowest 49% below NC $823±$112Highest 33% below NC
Wagram and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,164Highest 39% below NC $1,116Lowest 41% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.5%±24.6Lowest NC: 48.9% 33.8%±32.2Highest NC: 48.9%
Wagram and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.9%Highest NC: 13% 9.5%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63%Lowest NC: 66.6% 69.8%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 10 yrs older than NC 1969Lowest 22 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 33% above NC 27 minLowest 8% above NC
Work from home 0%±6.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 4%±3.5Highest NC: 16.3%
Wagram and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ahoskie (11%)Laurinburg (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WagramFew work in Aulander
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.9Highest 34.4Lowest
Schools
School district —Scotland County Schools
High school in town —None in town
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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