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

D−DunnSafer than 3% of U.S. towns D−RoxboroSafer than 3% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+DunnBetter than 37% of districts in the state C+RoxboroBetter than 36% of districts in the state

Health

C−DunnHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns DRoxboroHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns

15Dunn

5Roxboro

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #23#163 Best schoolsSchools · 252 towns #237#135 Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #173#276 Most conserved landOutdoors · 276 towns #173#246 Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #63#139 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 296 towns #172#240 Lowest property taxCost of living · 297 towns #153#91 Fewest smokersHealth · 296 towns #189#244

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Dunn’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%

Dunn$1,380/mo

Typical home $228K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Roxboro$1,330/mo

Typical home $220K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

DunnRoxboro

Snow a year2″3″

January low32°F 26°F

July high92°F 89°F

Growing season (days)226d 194d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th 17th

Outdoors & history

DunnRoxboro

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.3%0.6%

Settled1887 1855

National Register places4 5

Archive photos18 5

Famous people born here—18

Community

DunnRoxboro

Library hours a week45 hrs 47 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

77 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DunnNC RoxboroNC

Dunn ↔ Roxboro77 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

DunnRoxboro

People

Population 8,559Highest 8,182Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.8%Lowest NC: +9.5% -2.7%Highest NC: +9.5%

Median age 43.2±3.5Lowest 10% above NC 45.3±7.8Highest 16% above NC

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

Kids under 18 21.1%±2.9Highest NC: 21.8% 20.2%±4.1Lowest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 22.4%±2.7Highest NC: 17.2% 22.3%±4.3Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Highest NC: 35.7% 14.1%Lowest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.4Highest NC: 6.4% 2.5%±1.9Lowest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,830±$7kHighest 35% below NC $36,553±$6kLowest 50% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $193,900±$13kHighest 33% below NC $157,700±$22kLowest 45% below NC

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$64Lowest 36% below NC $860±$50Highest 30% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,835Highest 3% below NC $1,524Lowest 20% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±6.4Lowest NC: 48.9% 60.9%±14.3Highest NC: 48.9%

Below poverty line 19.7%Lowest NC: 13% 33.3%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54%Highest NC: 66.6% 50.7%Lowest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 18 yrs older than NC 1967Lowest 24 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the NC average 26 minHighest 4% above NC

Work from home 8%±2.8Highest NC: 16.3% 6.8%±4.4Lowest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 12.1%Lowest 17.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.47Lowest 1.86Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Raleigh (12%)Durham (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoxboroFew work in Dunn

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.0Highest 49.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #237 of 252 in NC #135 of 252 in NC

School district Harnett County SchoolsRoxboro Community School · Person County Schools

High school in town Harnett County Early CollegePerson High

Students per teacherat that high school 34.3Highest 25.8Lowest

North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Dunn vs Roxboro

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Dunn places higher on 15 of 20 NC lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

77 miles apart

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