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Faison vs Aulander

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (38× in Faison) and street grid (2.3× in Faison).

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Faison, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 660 people

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Aulander, NCHomes around $83KNorth Carolina · 689 people

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.

FaisonA regional job hub

Work695 jobsbased in Faison, a regional job hub Housing$140K typical home58% below the NC typical home All about Faison →

AulanderHomes around $83K

Housing$83K typical home75% below the NC typical home All about Aulander →

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.

Jobs per worker38×

Faison is more of a job hub

Faison 2.28Aulander 0.06

Street grid2.3×

Faison has the more walkable street grid

Faison 100Aulander 42.9

Aulander has more miles of trail

Aulander 0.9 miFaison 0.4 mi

Average commute9 min

Faison has the shorter commute

Aulander 33 minFaison 25 min

Work in town+10.2 pts

More of Faison’s workers stay in town

Faison 10.2%Aulander 0%

Property tax bill+17%

Tax bills are bigger in Aulander

Aulander $1,164Faison $992

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Faison

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%

Faison$850/mo

Typical home $140K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $671/mo · Housing →

Aulander$500/mo

Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $624/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Faison and Aulander.

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

FaisonAulander

Snow a year2″1″

January low32°F 33°F

July high90°F 89°F

Growing season (days)226d 223d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 81st

Outdoors & history

FaisonAulander

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.2%0.3%

National Register places2 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here8 —

Community

FaisonAulander

Library hours a week16 hrs 23 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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FaisonNC AulanderNC

Faison ↔ Aulander96 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

FaisonAulander

People

Population 660Lowest 689Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -18.4%Lowest NC: +9.5% -14.7%Highest NC: +9.5%

Median age 41.8±10.9Lowest 7% above NC 45±11.2Highest 15% above NC

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

Kids under 18 32.6%±13.4Highest NC: 21.8% 23.7%±13.9Lowest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 23.8%±6.4Lowest NC: 17.2% 29.8%±5.3Highest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest NC: 35.7% 15.9%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.7Lowest NC: 6.4% 4.6%±7.5Highest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,333±$9kHighest 42% below NC $36,689±$16kLowest 49% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,200±$32kLowest 64% below NC $128,300±$66kHighest 56% below NC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $671±$230Highest 45% below NC $624±$199Lowest 49% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $992Lowest 48% below NC $1,164Highest 39% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.9%±24.8Lowest NC: 48.9% 31.5%±24.6Highest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 24.2%Highest NC: 13% 9.9%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Highest NC: 66.6% 63%Lowest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 16 yrs older than NC 1981Highest 10 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the NC average 33 minHighest 33% above NC

Work from home 10.1%±10.5Highest NC: 16.3% 0%±6.7Lowest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.28Highest 0.06Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Goldsboro (8%)Ahoskie (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AulanderFew work in Faison

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Highest 42.9Lowest

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.