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 →

Newport$1,950/mo

Typical home $341K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $896/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Newport 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

Newport places higher on 16 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 CNewportSafer than 33% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+ErwinBetter than 37% of districts in the state B+NewportBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

CErwinHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns BNewportHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns

4Erwin

16Newport

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #272#17 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #116#263 Most conserved landOutdoors · 276 towns #139#3 Most remote workersWork · 285 towns #253#129 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 296 towns #210#90 Most activeHealth · 296 towns #222#117 Fewest smokersHealth · 296 towns #216#125 HealthiestHealth · 296 towns #220#130

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

ErwinNewport

Snow a year2″1″

January low32°F 36°F

July high92°F 90°F

Growing season (days)226d 249d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 99th

Outdoors & history

ErwinNewport

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land3.3%60.8%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

ErwinNewport

Library hours a week41 hrs 54 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

108 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ErwinNC NewportNC

Erwin ↔ Newport108 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

ErwinNewport

People

Population 4,687Highest 4,441Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Lowest NC: +9.5% +5.2%Highest NC: +9.5%

Median age 47.1±5.2Highest 20% above NC 44.1±6.3Lowest 13% above NC

Erwin and Newport 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%±6.4Highest NC: 21.8%

Newport 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% 20.5%±5.9Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Lowest NC: 35.7% 18.9%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.6Lowest NC: 6.4% 6.8%±3.3Highest NC: 6.4%

Newport 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 $56,351±$17kHighest 22% below NC

Newport 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 $233,600±$46kHighest 19% below NC

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,112±$163Highest 9% below NC $896±$308Lowest 27% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,589Highest 16% below NC $1,297Lowest 32% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.9%±21.5Lowest NC: 48.9% 68.3%±27.4Highest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.2%Highest NC: 13% 10.7%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Highest NC: 66.6% 61.4%Lowest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 25 yrs older than NC 1993Highest 2 yrs newer than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 29% above NC 18 minLowest 28% below NC

Work from home 4%±2.6Lowest NC: 16.3% 11.9%±8Highest NC: 16.3%

Newport 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 7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.68Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Raleigh (11%)Morehead City (22%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 60.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.5Highest 23.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #179 of 252 in NC #130 of 252 in NC

School district Harnett County SchoolsCarteret County Public Schools

High school in town Triton HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 22.0 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Erwin vs Newport

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Newport

Newport places higher on 16 of 20 NC lists

What daily life feels like in each

108 miles apart

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