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Hildebran vs Long View

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+21.5 pts in Long View) and street grid (2.1× in Long View).

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Hildebran, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 2,207 people
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Long View, NCHomes around $187KNorth Carolina · 5,011 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.

HildebranA regional job hub
Work1,474 jobsbased in Hildebran, a regional job hub All about Hildebran →
Long ViewHomes around $187K
Housing$187K typical home44% below the NC typical home Outdoors#56 most walkable in NC0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 50%of NC districts All about Long View →
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+21.5 pts
Long View has grown faster since 2010
Long View +4.5%Hildebran -17%
Street grid2.1×
Long View has the more walkable street grid
Long View 68.6Hildebran 33.0
Trails2×
Long View has more miles of trail
Long View 0.4 miHildebran 0.2 mi
Homeowners+12 pts renters
Long View has more renters
Hildebran 65.1%Long View 53.1%
Size2.3×
Long View is the bigger place
Long View 5,011Hildebran 2,207
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hildebran and Long View share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HildebranLong ViewHildebranLong View
Hildebran ↔ Long View2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
32 Long View residents work in Hildebran (1.5% of its workers)
29 Hildebran residents work in Long View (4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Long View →
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.

Hildebran$1,130/mo
Typical home $194K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $809/mo · Housing →
Long View$1,100/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $794/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.

Schools
BHildebranBetter than 57% of districts in the state B−Long ViewBetter than 50% of districts in the state
Health
C+HildebranHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns CLong ViewHealthier than 30% 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
HildebranLong View
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th7th
Outdoors & history
HildebranLong View
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1.4%
National Register places11
Archive photos8—
Community
HildebranLong View
Library hours a week55 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.

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.

HildebranLong View
People
Population 2,207Lowest 5,011Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -17%Lowest NC: +9.5% +4.5%Highest NC: +9.5%
Median age 40.6±4Lowest 4% above NC 43.5±7.6Highest 11% above NC
Long View and Hildebran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.3%±4.9Highest NC: 21.8% 15.9%±4.7Lowest NC: 21.8%
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.4%±1.9Lowest NC: 17.2% 17.6%±5Highest NC: 17.2%
Long View and Hildebran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Highest NC: 35.7% 7.9%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.1Highest NC: 6.4% 1%±0.9Lowest NC: 6.4%
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,703±$9kHighest 23% below NC $46,739±$2kLowest 35% below NC
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $193,900±$21kHighest 33% below NC $157,300±$21kLowest 46% below NC
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $809±$199Highest 34% below NC $794±$158Lowest 35% below NC
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,311Highest 31% below NC $1,259Lowest 34% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.2%±13.5Highest NC: 48.9% 37.7%±16.2Lowest NC: 48.9%
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.1%Highest NC: 13% 11.3%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.1%Highest NC: 66.6% 53.1%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 22 yrs older than NC 1970Highest 21 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 21% below NC 24 minHighest 5% below NC
Work from home 5.6%±2.9Highest NC: 16.3% 3.4%±3.7Lowest NC: 16.3%
Hildebran and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 3.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.04Highest 1.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hickory (26%)Hickory (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Long View1% work in Hildebran
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.0Lowest 68.6Highest
Schools
School district Burke County SchoolsHickory City Schools
High school in town None in townNone 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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