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%

Erwin$1,230/mo

Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,112/mo · Housing →

Burgaw$1,670/mo

Typical home $288K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Burgaw and Erwin.

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

Burgaw places higher on 13 of 20 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

C−ErwinSafer than 17% of U.S. towns C+BurgawSafer than 36% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+ErwinBetter than 37% of districts in the state B+BurgawBetter than 67% of districts in the state

Health

CErwinHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns CBurgawHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns

7Erwin

13Burgaw

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #173#14 Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #214#63 Most remote workersWork · 285 towns #253#152 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #116#220 Fastest growingGrowth · 291 towns #191#290 Most affordableCost of living · 297 towns #38#129 Highest incomeIncome · 297 towns #233#152 SafestSafety · 139 towns #72#36

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

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

ErwinBurgaw

Snow a year2″0″

January low32°F 33°F

July high92°F 89°F

Growing season (days)226d 226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 96th

Outdoors & history

ErwinBurgaw

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land3.3%4.5%

Settled—1879

National Register places1 3

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here4 5

Community

ErwinBurgaw

Library hours a week41 hrs 43 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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ErwinNC BurgawNC

Erwin ↔ Burgaw68 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

ErwinBurgaw

People

Population 4,687Highest 3,850Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Highest NC: +9.5% -20.2%Lowest NC: +9.5%

Median age 47.1±5.2Highest 20% above NC 44.8±2.9Lowest 15% above NC

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

Kids under 18 18.3%±5.7Lowest NC: 21.8% 19.4%±4.8Highest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±3.4Highest NC: 17.2% 19.6%±4.7Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Highest NC: 35.7% 16.9%Lowest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.6Lowest NC: 6.4% 3.9%±2.7Highest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,701±$7kLowest 30% below NC $67,853±$18kHighest 6% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $161,100±$7kLowest 44% below NC $242,200±$49kHighest 16% below NC

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,112±$163Highest 9% below NC $943±$419Lowest 23% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,589Lowest 16% below NC $1,668Highest 12% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.9%±21.5Highest NC: 48.9% 48.6%±25.8Lowest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.2%Lowest NC: 13% 19.7%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Highest NC: 66.6% 67.5%Lowest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 25 yrs older than NC 1987Highest 4 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 29% above NC 27 minLowest 6% above NC

Work from home 4%±2.6Lowest NC: 16.3% 10.4%±5.3Highest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 12.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Lowest 2.20Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Raleigh (11%)Wilmington (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BurgawFew work in Erwin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 4.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.5Highest 38.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #179 of 252 in NC #158 of 252 in NC

School district Harnett County SchoolsPender County Schools

High school in town Triton HighPender Early College High

Students per teacherat that high school 22.0Lowest 51.2Highest

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.

Erwin vs Burgaw

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Burgaw

Burgaw places higher on 13 of 20 NC lists

What daily life feels like in each

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