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Hamlet vs Williamston

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.1× in Williamston) and property tax bill (+30% in Williamston).

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Hamlet, NCHomes around $132KNorth Carolina · 5,961 people
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Williamston, NCHomes around $134KNorth Carolina · 5,112 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.

HamletHomes around $132K
Housing$132K typical home61% below the NC typical home Outdoors#48 most walkable in NC0.2 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Hamlet →
WilliamstonHomes around $134K
Housing$134K typical home60% below the NC typical home Outdoors#26 most walkable in NC0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Work3,203 jobsbased in Williamston, a regional job hub All about Williamston →
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.

Jobs per worker2.1×
Williamston is more of a job hub
Williamston 1.61Hamlet 0.78
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Williamston
Williamston $1,448Hamlet $1,112
Work in town+12.8 pts
More of Williamston’s workers stay in town
Williamston 21.9%Hamlet 9.1%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Hamlet places higher on 11 of 19 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
CHamletBetter than 29% of districts in the state C−WilliamstonBetter than 17% of districts in the state
Health
DHamletHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns DWilliamstonHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
11Hamlet
7Williamston

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #214#28 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #246#130 Most conserved landOutdoors · 276 towns #130#193 Best schoolsSchools · 252 towns #162#214 Lowest property taxCost of living · 297 towns #25#79 Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #90#48 Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #245#284 Most remote workersWork · 285 towns #195#221

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Hamlet’s rankings →

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.

Hamlet$800/mo
Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $640/mo · Housing →
Williamston$850/mo
Typical home $134K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $684/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Williamston and Hamlet.

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
HamletWilliamston
Snow a year1″1″
January low33°F33°F
July high92°F89°F
Growing season (days)220d239d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd82nd
Outdoors & history
HamletWilliamston
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.6%1.9%
Settled—1779
National Register places27
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here9—
Community
HamletWilliamston
Library hours a week43 hrs49 hrs
Colleges in town11
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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HamletNCWilliamstonNC
Hamlet ↔ Williamston163 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.

HamletWilliamston
People
Population 5,961Highest 5,112Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.2%Lowest NC: +9.5% -4.8%Highest NC: +9.5%
Median age 39.5±6Lowest about the NC average 45.4±6.7Highest 16% above NC
Williamston and Hamlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±7Highest NC: 21.8% 20.1%±4.5Lowest NC: 21.8%
Hamlet and Williamston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±4.4Lowest NC: 17.2% 22%±4.6Highest NC: 17.2%
Williamston and Hamlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.5%Highest NC: 35.7% 14.3%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.6%±5.4Highest NC: 6.4% 1.2%±1.3Lowest NC: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,590±$4kHighest 43% below NC $38,738±$9kLowest 46% below NC
Hamlet and Williamston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,600±$20kHighest 61% below NC $107,100±$22kLowest 63% below NC
Hamlet and Williamston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $640±$47Lowest 48% below NC $684±$47Highest 44% below NC
Williamston and Hamlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,112Lowest 41% below NC $1,448Highest 24% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.4%±15.3Lowest NC: 48.9% 50.9%±16.1Highest NC: 48.9%
Williamston and Hamlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.6%Lowest NC: 13% 36.3%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52%Highest NC: 66.6% 50.5%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 28 yrs older than NC 1962Lowest 29 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 12% below NC 20 minLowest 20% below NC
Work from home 8%±5.7Highest NC: 16.3% 6.7%±4.9Lowest NC: 16.3%
Hamlet and Williamston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.1%Lowest 21.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 mi 22.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rockingham (15%)Greenville (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WilliamstonFew work in Hamlet
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.3Lowest 83.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #162 of 252 in NC#214 of 252 in NC
School district Richmond County SchoolsMartin County Schools
High school in town Richmond Early College HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 37.7 —
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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