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Cherryville vs Butner

157 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+39.2 pts in Butner) and street grid (2.5× in Cherryville).

Cherryville, NCAn outdoors townNorth Carolina · 6,226 people

Butner, NCAn outdoors townNorth Carolina · 8,065 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.

CherryvilleAn outdoors town

Outdoors#101 most walkable in NC1.0 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves

HistorySettled in 17923 places on the National Register Housing$251K typical home25% below the NC typical home All about Cherryville →

ButnerAn outdoors town

Outdoors#7 most conserved land in NC1.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$268K typical home20% below the NC typical home All about Butner →

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.

Conserved land+39.2 pts

Butner has more conserved land

Butner 41.1%Cherryville 1.9%

Street grid2.5×

Cherryville has the more walkable street grid

Cherryville 58.9Butner 23.3

Typical home built21 yrs

Cherryville’s homes are older

Butner 1991Cherryville 1970

Jobs per worker+79%

Butner is more of a job hub

Butner 1.45Cherryville 0.81

Growth since 2010+5.1 pts

Butner has grown faster since 2010

Butner +10.6%Cherryville +5.5%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Butner places higher on 12 of 21 NC lists

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.

Safety

CCherryvilleSafer than 26% of U.S. towns C+ButnerSafer than 38% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−CherryvilleBetter than 49% of districts in the state CButnerBetter than 27% of districts in the state

Health

B−CherryvilleHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns C−ButnerHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns

9Cherryville

12Butner

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 276 towns #192#7 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #101#264 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 296 towns #125#278 Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #214#63 Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #133#270 Most remote workersWork · 285 towns #237#124 Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #229#150 Cheapest rentCost of living · 284 towns #131#192

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cherryville’s rankings →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Cherryville$1,470/mo

Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,059/mo · Housing →

Butner$1,570/mo

Typical home $268K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,307/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Butner and Cherryville.

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.

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

CherryvilleButner

Snow a year6″2″

January low30°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)201d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd 35th

Outdoors & history

CherryvilleButner

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.9%41.1%

Settled1792 —

National Register places3 —

Archive photos12 4

Famous people born here5 —

Community

CherryvilleButner

Library hours a week40 hrs 52 hrs

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

157 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CherryvilleNC ButnerNC

Cherryville ↔ Butner157 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

CherryvilleButner

People

Population 6,226Lowest 8,065Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.5%Lowest NC: +9.5% +10.6%Highest NC: +9.5%

Median age 38±2.1Lowest about the NC average 40.3±3.5Highest 3% above NC

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

Kids under 18 25.2%±5.2Highest NC: 21.8% 21.9%±3.9Lowest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 20%±3.3Highest NC: 17.2% 16.8%±3.5Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Lowest NC: 35.7% 27%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.5Lowest NC: 6.4% 4.4%±1.9Highest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,625±$12kLowest about the NC average $74,739±$6kHighest 3% above NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $232,100±$27kHighest 20% below NC $231,100±$15kLowest 20% below NC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,059±$141Lowest 14% below NC $1,307±$129Highest 6% above NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,736Highest 8% below NC $1,726Lowest 9% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.6%±13.7Highest NC: 48.9% 41.1%±14.7Lowest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest NC: 13% 15%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Lowest NC: 66.6% 73.8%Highest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC 1991Highest same as NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 11% above NC 24 minLowest 4% below NC

Work from home 5.5%±2.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 12.2%±4Highest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.7%Highest 5.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 1.45Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Charlotte (16%)Durham (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ButnerFew work in Cherryville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 41.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 mi 1.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.9Highest 23.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #115 of 252 in NC #112 of 252 in NC

School district Gaston County SchoolsGranville County Schools

High school in town Cherryville HighGranville Early College High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.7Lowest 31.4Highest

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.

Cherryville vs Butner

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Butner places higher on 12 of 21 NC lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

157 miles apart

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