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Dublin vs Roxobel

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.5× in Dublin) and jobs per worker (6.5× in Dublin).

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Dublin, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 349 people
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Roxobel, NCHomes around $53KNorth Carolina · 326 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.

DublinA regional job hub
Work174 jobsbased in Dublin, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 30%of NC districts All about Dublin →
RoxobelHomes around $53K
Housing$53K typical home84% below the NC typical home All about Roxobel →
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.

Street grid5.5×
Dublin has the more walkable street grid
Dublin 94.5Roxobel 17.3
Jobs per worker6.5×
Dublin is more of a job hub
Dublin 1.57Roxobel 0.24
Property tax bill+70%
Tax bills are bigger in Dublin
Dublin $1,489Roxobel $877
Rent+40%
Rent runs higher in Roxobel
Roxobel $1,100Dublin $786
Average commute7 min
Dublin has the shorter commute
Roxobel 22 minDublin 15 min
Bachelor’s degree++9.7 pts
More adults in Dublin have a degree
Dublin 34.4%Roxobel 24.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Dublin

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.

Dublin$830/mo
Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $786/mo · Housing →
Roxobel$310/mo
Typical home $53K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,100/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Dublin and Roxobel.

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
CDublinBetter than 30% of districts in the state –RoxobelNot 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
DublinRoxobel
Snow a year1″1″
January low32°F33°F
July high90°F89°F
Growing season (days)224d223d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th77th
Outdoors & history
DublinRoxobel
National Register places—3
Famous people born here1—
Community
DublinRoxobel
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DublinNCRoxobelNC
Dublin ↔ Roxobel136 miles apart
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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.

DublinRoxobel
People
Population 349Highest 326Lowest
Median age 38.2±12.1Lowest about the NC average 43.6±28.5Highest 12% above NC
Roxobel and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±13.7Highest NC: 21.8% 14.1%±11.3Lowest NC: 21.8%
Dublin and Roxobel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±8Lowest NC: 17.2% 28.2%±10.2Highest NC: 17.2%
Roxobel and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.4%Highest NC: 35.7% 24.7%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±4.4Lowest NC: 6.4% 3.1%±2.8Highest NC: 6.4%
Roxobel and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,429±$17kHighest 29% below NC $39,167±$12kLowest 46% below NC
Dublin and Roxobel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,600±$34kHighest 53% below NC $99,600±$20kLowest 66% below NC
Dublin and Roxobel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $786±$242Lowest 36% below NC $1,100±$61Highest 10% below NC
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Highest 21% below NC $877Lowest 54% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.7%±67.9Lowest NC: 48.9% 77.3%±79.8Highest NC: 48.9%
Roxobel and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.8%Highest NC: 13% 6.1%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.8%Highest NC: 66.6% 67.4%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 21 yrs older than NC 1977Highest 14 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 39% below NC 22 minHighest 12% below NC
Work from home 7.1%±13Lowest NC: 16.3% 23.9%±29.9Highest NC: 16.3%
Roxobel and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.57Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Elizabethtown (12%)Windsor (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoxobelFew work in Dublin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
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 94.5Highest 17.3Lowest
Schools
School district Bladen 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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