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Green Level vs Randleman

34 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (35× in Randleman) and growth since 2010 (+38.4 pts in Green Level).

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Green Level, NCOne of the healthiest townsNorth Carolina · 3,230 people
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Randleman, NCHomes around $261KNorth Carolina · 4,644 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.

Green LevelOne of the healthiest towns
Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Green Level →
RandlemanHomes around $261K
Housing$261K typical home22% below the NC typical home SchoolsBetter than 53%of NC districts Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Randleman →
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 worker35×
Randleman is more of a job hub
Randleman 1.40Green Level 0.04
Growth since 2010+38.4 pts
Green Level has grown faster since 2010
Green Level +50.1%Randleman +11.7%
Average commute9 min
Randleman has the shorter commute
Green Level 33 minRandleman 24 min
Street grid+72%
Green Level has the more walkable street grid
Green Level 67.6Randleman 39.4
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Randleman
Randleman $1,621Green Level $1,317
Trails+67%
Randleman has more miles of trail
Randleman 0.5 miGreen Level 0.3 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Randleman

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.

Green Level$990/mo
Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $891/mo · Housing →
Randleman$1,560/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $801/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Randleman and Green Level.

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

Randleman places higher on 9 of 18 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.

Schools
–Green LevelNot graded B−RandlemanBetter than 53% of districts in the state
Health
DGreen LevelHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns DRandlemanHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
8Green Level
9Randleman

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #4#291 Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #245#57 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #57#208 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #221#78 Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #274#134 Fastest growingGrowth · 291 towns #31#120 Most remote workersWork · 285 towns #177#102 Fewest smokersHealth · 296 towns #216#288

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Green Level’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
Green LevelRandleman
Snow a year2″5″
January low—27°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—224d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd44th
Outdoors & history
Green LevelRandleman
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—2.2%
Settled—1830
National Register places—2
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—5
Community
Green LevelRandleman
Library hours a week—49 hrs
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

34 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Green LevelNCRandlemanNC
Green Level ↔ Randleman34 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.

Green LevelRandleman
People
Population 3,230Lowest 4,644Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +50.1%Highest NC: +9.5% +11.7%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 32±3.1Lowest 18% below NC 37.4±8Highest 4% below NC
Randleman and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.9%±7Highest NC: 21.8% 28.5%±7.8Lowest NC: 21.8%
Green Level and Randleman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±4.4Highest NC: 17.2% 15.5%±4.7Lowest NC: 17.2%
Green Level and Randleman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest NC: 35.7% 14%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1.9Lowest NC: 6.4% 4.6%±3.4Highest NC: 6.4%
Randleman and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,823±$10kHighest 23% below NC $53,456±$15kLowest 26% below NC
Green Level and Randleman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,400±$35kLowest 42% below NC $184,700±$35kHighest 36% below NC
Randleman and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $891±$106Highest 27% below NC $801±$175Lowest 35% below NC
Green Level and Randleman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,317Lowest 31% below NC $1,621Highest 15% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.3%±21Lowest NC: 48.9% 68.7%±26.8Highest NC: 48.9%
Randleman and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19%Lowest NC: 13% 32.6%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest NC: 66.6% 61.5%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 5 yrs older than NC 1981Lowest 10 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 30% above NC 24 minLowest 6% below NC
Work from home 8.9%±5Lowest NC: 16.3% 13.9%±8Highest NC: 16.3%
Randleman and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Burlington (18%)Asheboro (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RandlemanFew work in Green Level
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Highest 39.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#155 of 252 in NC
School district —Randolph County School System
High school in town —None in town
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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