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Green Level vs Ranlo

115 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Ranlo) and rent (2× in Ranlo).

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Green Level, NCOne of the healthiest townsNorth Carolina · 3,230 people
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Ranlo, NCHomes around $263KNorth Carolina · 4,617 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 →
RanloHomes around $263K
Housing$263K typical home22% below the NC typical home HealthHealthier than 54%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 49%of NC districts All about Ranlo →
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 worker9×
Ranlo is more of a job hub
Ranlo 0.36Green Level 0.04
Rent2×
Rent runs higher in Ranlo
Ranlo $1,811Green Level $891
Growth since 2010+18.7 pts
Green Level has grown faster since 2010
Green Level +50.1%Ranlo +31.4%
Average commute11 min
Ranlo has the shorter commute
Green Level 33 minRanlo 21 min
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Ranlo
Ranlo $1,865Green Level $1,317
Typical home built13 yrs
Green Level’s homes are older
Ranlo 1999Green Level 1986
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Ranlo

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 →
Ranlo$1,580/mo
Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,811/mo · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Ranlo 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

Ranlo places higher on 11 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.

Safety
–Green LevelNot graded BRanloSafer than 61% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Green LevelNot graded B−RanloBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
DGreen LevelHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns B−RanloHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns
7Green Level
11Ranlo

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #274#73 Cheapest rentCost of living · 284 towns #77#265 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 296 towns #291#150 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #221#82 Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #4#139 Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #245#133 Lowest obesityHealth · 296 towns #281#167 HealthiestHealth · 296 towns #255#150

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 LevelRanlo
Snow a year2″1″
January low—31°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—228d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd13th
Outdoors & history
Green LevelRanlo
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.7%
Settled—1963
Famous people born here—1
Community
Green LevelRanlo
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

115 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Green LevelNCRanloNC
Green Level ↔ Ranlo115 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 LevelRanlo
People
Population 3,230Lowest 4,617Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +50.1%Highest NC: +9.5% +31.4%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 32±3.1Lowest 18% below NC 35±2.3Highest 10% below NC
Ranlo 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% 26.3%±5.7Lowest NC: 21.8%
Green Level and Ranlo 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% 16.5%±4.4Lowest NC: 17.2%
Green Level and Ranlo 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% 20.1%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1.9Highest NC: 6.4% 2.8%±2.1Lowest NC: 6.4%
Green Level and Ranlo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,823±$10kLowest 23% below NC $78,033±$16kHighest 8% above NC
Ranlo and Green Level 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 $200,200±$39kHighest 31% below NC
Ranlo and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $891±$106Lowest 27% below NC $1,811±$422Highest 47% above NC
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,317Lowest 31% below NC $1,865Highest about the NC average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.3%±21Lowest NC: 48.9% 54.4%±22.8Highest NC: 48.9%
Ranlo and Green Level are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19%Highest NC: 13% 5.5%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest NC: 66.6% 61.6%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 5 yrs older than NC 1999Highest 8 yrs newer than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 30% above NC 21 minLowest 16% below NC
Work from home 8.9%±5Lowest NC: 16.3% 11.3%±4.9Highest NC: 16.3%
Ranlo 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 1.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Burlington (18%)Charlotte (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RanloFew work in Green Level
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Highest 51.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#252 of 252 in NC
School district —Gaston County Schools
High school in town —Warlick Academy
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.9
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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