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Deep Run vs Momeyer

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.7× in Deep Run) and age 65+ (+19.8 pts in Deep Run).

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Deep Run, NCHomes around $149KNorth Carolina · 662 people
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Momeyer, NCA small town of 398North Carolina · 398 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.

Deep RunHomes around $149K
Housing$149K typical home56% below the NC typical home SchoolsBetter than 27%of NC districts All about Deep Run →
MomeyerA small town of 398
Quiet strengthsMomeyer doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Momeyer →
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 worker4.7×
Deep Run is more of a job hub
Deep Run 0.47Momeyer 0.10
Age 65++19.8 pts
Deep Run has more people 65 and up
Deep Run 34.4%Momeyer 14.6%
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Momeyer
Momeyer $853Deep Run $676
Homeowners+9.1 pts renters
Deep Run has more renters
Momeyer 85.1%Deep Run 76%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Deep Run

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.

Deep Run$890/mo
Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $780/mo · Housing →
Momeyer$590/mo
Typical home $99K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Deep Run and Momeyer.

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
CDeep RunBetter than 27% of districts in the state –MomeyerNot 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
Deep RunMomeyer
Snow a year1″2″
January low35°F28°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)232d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Deep RunMomeyer
Settled1925—
Archive photos—2
Community
Deep RunMomeyer
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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Deep RunNCMomeyerNC
Deep Run ↔ Momeyer60 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.

Deep RunMomeyer
People
Population 662Highest 398Lowest
Median age 39.4±35.2Highest about the NC average 37.7±15.4Lowest 4% below NC
Deep Run and Momeyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.6%±10.2Lowest NC: 21.8% 28.4%±20.4Highest NC: 21.8%
Momeyer and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.4%±13.2Highest NC: 17.2% 14.6%±1.2Lowest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Lowest NC: 35.7% 9.3%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4% 3.5%±4.3Lowest NC: 6.4%
Deep Run and Momeyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,602±$46kLowest 25% below NC $65,278±$13kHighest 10% below NC
Momeyer and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $73,400±$18kLowest 75% below NC $98,800±$59kHighest 66% below NC
Momeyer and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $780±$14Lowest 36% below NC $817±$211Highest 33% below NC
Momeyer and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $676Lowest 64% below NC $853Highest 55% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.1%±43.6Highest NC: 48.9% 47.6%±100Lowest NC: 48.9%
Deep Run and Momeyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.9%Lowest NC: 13% 30.4%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76%Lowest NC: 66.6% 85.1%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 3 yrs older than NC 1981Lowest 10 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 18% below NC 23 minHighest 9% below NC
Work from home 0%±5.9Lowest NC: 16.3% 3.9%±5.3Highest NC: 16.3%
Momeyer and Deep Run are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kinston (19%)Rocky Mount (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MomeyerFew work in Deep Run
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.7Lowest 16.3Highest
Schools
School district Lenoir County Public Schools—
High school in town South Lenoir High—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.1 —
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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