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Bunn vs Wade

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5× in Bunn) and street grid (2.3× in Bunn).

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Bunn, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 466 people
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Wade, NCA small town of 518North Carolina · 518 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.

BunnA regional job hub
Work386 jobsbased in Bunn, a regional job hub Housing$254K typical home24% below the NC typical home SchoolsBetter than 35%of NC districts All about Bunn →
WadeA small town of 518
Quiet strengthsWade doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wade →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker5×
Bunn is more of a job hub
Bunn 2.27Wade 0.45
Street grid2.3×
Bunn has the more walkable street grid
Bunn 57.8Wade 24.6
Trails2.5×
Wade has more miles of trail
Wade 0.5 miBunn 0.2 mi
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Bunn
Bunn $2,442Wade $1,750
Average commute9 min
Bunn has the shorter commute
Wade 32 minBunn 23 min
Typical home built25 yrs
Bunn’s homes are older
Wade 1986Bunn 1961
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Wade

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.

Bunn$1,530/mo
Typical home $254K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $1,067/mo · Housing →
Wade$1,780/mo
Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Wade and Bunn.

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+BunnBetter than 35% of districts in the state –WadeNot 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
BunnWade
Snow a year2″1″
January low28°F32°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)201d227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd51st
Outdoors & history
BunnWade
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—3.5%
Settled1909—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—8
Famous people born here2—
Community
BunnWade
Library hours a week37 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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BunnNCWadeNC
Bunn ↔ Wade61 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.

BunnWade
People
Population 466Lowest 518Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +14.7% NC: +9.5%
Median age 44.5±8.5Highest 14% above NC 41.9±16Lowest 7% above NC
Bunn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.8%±12.8Lowest NC: 21.8% 25.1%±6.4Highest NC: 21.8%
Wade and Bunn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.2%±16.3Highest NC: 17.2% 16.8%±6.1Lowest NC: 17.2%
Bunn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Highest NC: 35.7% 16.6%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.7Highest NC: 6.4% 1%±1.3Lowest NC: 6.4%
Bunn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,289±$38kLowest 6% below NC $70,938±$31kHighest about the NC average
Wade and Bunn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,300±$187kHighest 11% below NC $215,000±$116kLowest 26% below NC
Bunn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,067±$257 13% below NC —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,442Highest 29% above NC $1,750Lowest 8% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.3%±26.3Highest NC: 48.9% 50.7%±42.1Lowest NC: 48.9%
Bunn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest NC: 13% 19.3%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.2%Lowest NC: 66.6% 68.5%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 30 yrs older than NC 1986Highest 5 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 7% below NC 32 minHighest 27% above NC
Work from home 17%±15Highest NC: 16.3% 12.1%±7.5Lowest NC: 16.3%
Bunn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.27Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Raleigh (26%)Fayetteville (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WadeFew work in Bunn
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.8Highest 24.6Lowest
Schools
School district Franklin County Schools—
High school in town Bunn High—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.7 —
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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