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Bostic vs Teachey

220 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Teachey) and property tax bill (+22% in Teachey).

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Bostic, NCHomes around $220KNorth Carolina · 433 people
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Teachey, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 427 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.

BosticHomes around $220K
Housing$220K typical home34% below the NC typical home All about Bostic →
TeacheyA regional job hub
Work520 jobsbased in Teachey, a regional job hub Housing$215K typical home36% below the NC typical home All about Teachey →
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 worker4.6×
Teachey is more of a job hub
Teachey 2.92Bostic 0.64
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Teachey
Teachey $1,199Bostic $985
Typical home built13 yrs
Bostic’s homes are older
Teachey 1988Bostic 1975
Bachelor’s degree++8.4 pts
More adults in Teachey have a degree
Teachey 27.2%Bostic 18.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Bostic$1,260/mo
Typical home $220K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $855/mo · Housing →
Teachey$1,240/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
B−BosticBetter than 51% of districts in the state –TeacheyNot graded
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
BosticTeachey
Snow a year5″1″
January low—31°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th90th
Outdoors & history
BosticTeachey
National Register places1—
Archive photos9—
Famous people born here1—
Community
BosticTeachey
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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BosticNCTeacheyNC
Bostic ↔ Teachey220 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.

BosticTeachey
People
Population 433Highest 427Lowest
Median age 38.7±8.5Highest about the NC average 37.9±10.3Lowest 3% below NC
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±9.2Lowest NC: 21.8% 33.7%±14.2Highest NC: 21.8%
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±6.4Highest NC: 17.2% 17.6%±3Lowest NC: 17.2%
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.8%Lowest NC: 35.7% 27.2%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±4.9Highest NC: 6.4% 2.3%±2.2Lowest NC: 6.4%
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,813±$34kHighest 20% below NC $51,111±$7kLowest 29% below NC
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,900±$70kLowest 40% below NC $181,800±$14kHighest 37% below NC
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $855±$141Lowest 30% below NC $888±$236Highest 28% below NC
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $985Lowest 48% below NC $1,199Highest 37% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.2%±57.8Lowest NC: 48.9% 62.2%±17.4Highest NC: 48.9%
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest NC: 13% 15.8%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.1%Lowest NC: 66.6% 69.4%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 16 yrs older than NC 1988Highest 3 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the NC average 24 minLowest 6% below NC
Work from home 3.1%±6.1Lowest NC: 16.3% 7.4%±8.5Highest NC: 16.3%
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Lowest 2.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Forest City (14%)Wallace (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TeacheyFew work in Bostic
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.1Lowest 38.1Highest
Schools
School district Rutherford 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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