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Foxfire vs Alamance

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+38.9 pts in Foxfire) and street grid (2.5× in Alamance).

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Foxfire, NCOne of the healthiest townsNorth Carolina · 1,925 people
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Alamance, NCOne of the healthiest townsNorth Carolina · 1,267 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.

FoxfireOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$417K typical home25% above the NC typical home All about Foxfire →
AlamanceOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18372 places on the National Register All about Alamance →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+38.9 pts
Foxfire has grown faster since 2010
Foxfire +42.8%Alamance +3.9%
Street grid2.5×
Alamance has the more walkable street grid
Alamance 38.9Foxfire 15.5
Rent+38%
Rent runs higher in Foxfire
Foxfire $1,598Alamance $1,156
Jobs per worker2.6×
Alamance is more of a job hub
Alamance 0.31Foxfire 0.12
★ What stands out · 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.

Foxfire$2,390/mo
Typical home $417K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,598/mo · Housing →
Alamance$2,350/mo
Typical home $407K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,156/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.

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.

Health
B+FoxfireHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns A−AlamanceHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
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
FoxfireAlamance
Snow a year3″2″
January low33°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)235d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th66th
Outdoors & history
FoxfireAlamance
Settled—1837
National Register places—2
Archive photos—7
Community
FoxfireAlamance
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FoxfireNCAlamanceNC
Foxfire ↔ Alamance59 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.

FoxfireAlamance
People
Population 1,925Highest 1,267Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +42.8%Highest NC: +9.5% +3.9%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 41.4±9.6Highest 6% above NC 40.1±8.9Lowest about the NC average
Foxfire and Alamance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±8.1Lowest NC: 21.8% 33.9%±7.2Highest NC: 21.8%
Alamance and Foxfire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±5.5Highest NC: 17.2% 12.6%±5.7Lowest NC: 17.2%
Foxfire and Alamance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.7%Lowest NC: 35.7% 38.8%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±3.8Highest NC: 6.4% 5.8%±1.8Lowest NC: 6.4%
Foxfire and Alamance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,117±$13kLowest 18% above NC $99,375±$17kHighest 37% above NC
Alamance and Foxfire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $386,700±$27kLowest 34% above NC $407,300±$42kHighest 41% above NC
Alamance and Foxfire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,598±$289Highest 30% above NC $1,156±$126Lowest 6% below NC
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,230Lowest 18% above NC $2,540Highest 34% above NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±31.2Highest NC: 48.9% 48.2%±32.9Lowest NC: 48.9%
Foxfire and Alamance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest NC: 13% 10.3%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest NC: 66.6% 78.3%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001 10 yrs newer than NC 2001 10 yrs newer than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 16% above NC 26 minLowest about the NC average
Work from home 13.1%±4.1Lowest NC: 16.3% 25.1%±24.3Highest NC: 16.3%
Alamance and Foxfire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pinehurst (15%)Burlington (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlamanceFew work in Foxfire
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.5Lowest 38.9Highest
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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