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Casar vs Teachey

210 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.8× in Teachey) and street grid (3.7× in Teachey).

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Casar, NCHomes around $155KNorth Carolina · 373 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.

CasarHomes around $155K
Housing$155K typical home54% below the NC typical home All about Casar →
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 worker10.8×
Teachey is more of a job hub
Teachey 2.92Casar 0.27
Street grid3.7×
Teachey has the more walkable street grid
Teachey 38.1Casar 10.3
Average commute8 min
Teachey has the shorter commute
Casar 32 minTeachey 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Teachey

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.

Casar$880/mo
Typical home $155K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →
Teachey$1,240/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Teachey and Casar.

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
BCasarBetter than 56% 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
CasarTeachey
Snow a year3″1″
January low—31°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th90th
Outdoors & history
CasarTeachey
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land3.1%—
Community
CasarTeachey
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

210 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CasarNCTeacheyNC
Casar ↔ Teachey210 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.

CasarTeachey
People
Population 373Lowest 427Highest
Median age 40.6±6.9Highest 4% above NC 37.9±10.3Lowest 3% below NC
Casar and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±6Lowest NC: 21.8% 33.7%±14.2Highest NC: 21.8%
Teachey and Casar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.5%±9.9Lowest NC: 17.2% 17.6%±3Highest NC: 17.2%
Teachey and Casar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest NC: 35.7% 27.2%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±3.8Lowest NC: 6.4% 2.3%±2.2Highest NC: 6.4%
Teachey and Casar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,875±$13kHighest 16% below NC $51,111±$7kLowest 29% below NC
Casar and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,400±$104kHighest 25% below NC $181,800±$14kLowest 37% below NC
Casar and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $633±$602Lowest 48% below NC $888±$236Highest 28% below NC
Teachey and Casar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,137Lowest 40% below NC $1,199Highest 37% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±100Lowest NC: 48.9% 62.2%±17.4Highest NC: 48.9%
Teachey and Casar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.7%Highest NC: 13% 15.8%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Highest NC: 66.6% 69.4%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 12 yrs older than NC 1988Highest 3 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 25% above NC 24 minLowest 6% below NC
Work from home 0%±7.3Lowest NC: 16.3% 7.4%±8.5Highest NC: 16.3%
Teachey and Casar 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 21.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 2.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Shelby (18%)Wallace (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TeacheyFew work in Casar
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.3Lowest 38.1Highest
Schools
School district Cleveland 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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