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Long View vs Roxboro

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (+28% in Long View) and work in town (+14.4 pts in Roxboro).

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Long View, NCHomes around $187KNorth Carolina · 5,011 people
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Roxboro, NCHomes around $220KNorth Carolina · 8,182 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.

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 →
RoxboroHomes around $220K
Housing$220K typical home34% below the NC typical home SafetySafer than 3%of U.S. towns we grade Work5,794 jobsbased in Roxboro, a regional job hub All about Roxboro →
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.

Household income+28%
Households in Long View earn more
Long View $46,739Roxboro $36,553
Work in town+14.4 pts
More of Roxboro’s workers stay in town
Roxboro 17.6%Long View 3.2%
Growth since 2010+7.2 pts
Long View has grown faster since 2010
Long View +4.5%Roxboro -2.7%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Roxboro
Roxboro $1,524Long View $1,259
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Roxboro

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.

Long View$1,100/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →
Roxboro$1,330/mo
Typical home $220K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Roxboro and Long View.

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

Long View places higher on 14 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
–Long ViewNot graded D−RoxboroSafer than 3% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−Long ViewBetter than 50% of districts in the state C+RoxboroBetter than 36% of districts in the state
Health
CLong ViewHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns DRoxboroHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns
14Long View
3Roxboro

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #133#276 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #56#163 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #151#237 Lowest depressionHealth · 296 towns #214#139 Most activeHealth · 296 towns #202#271 Fastest growingGrowth · 291 towns #174#240 HealthiestHealth · 296 towns #208#269 Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #142#194

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Long View’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
Long ViewRoxboro
Snow a year0″3″
January low—26°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th17th
Outdoors & history
Long ViewRoxboro
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.4%0.6%
Settled—1855
National Register places15
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—18
Community
Long ViewRoxboro
Library hours a week—47 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

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Long ViewNCRoxboroNC
Long View ↔ Roxboro142 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.

Long ViewRoxboro
People
Population 5,011Lowest 8,182Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.5%Highest NC: +9.5% -2.7%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 43.5±7.6Lowest 11% above NC 45.3±7.8Highest 16% above NC
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.9%±4.7Lowest NC: 21.8% 20.2%±4.1Highest NC: 21.8%
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±5Lowest NC: 17.2% 22.3%±4.3Highest NC: 17.2%
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest NC: 35.7% 14.1%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±0.9Lowest NC: 6.4% 2.5%±1.9Highest NC: 6.4%
Roxboro 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 $46,739±$2kHighest 35% below NC $36,553±$6kLowest 50% below NC
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,300±$21kLowest 46% below NC $157,700±$22kHighest 45% below NC
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $794±$158Lowest 35% below NC $860±$50Highest 30% below NC
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,259Lowest 34% below NC $1,524Highest 20% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.7%±16.2Lowest NC: 48.9% 60.9%±14.3Highest NC: 48.9%
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.3%Lowest NC: 13% 33.3%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.1%Highest NC: 66.6% 50.7%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 21 yrs older than NC 1967Lowest 24 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 5% below NC 26 minHighest 4% above NC
Work from home 3.4%±3.7Lowest NC: 16.3% 6.8%±4.4Highest NC: 16.3%
Roxboro and Long View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 17.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.39Lowest 1.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hickory (31%)Durham (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoxboroFew work in Long View
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.6Highest 49.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#135 of 252 in NC
School district Hickory City SchoolsRoxboro Community School · Person County Schools
High school in town None in townPerson High
Students per teacherat that high school — 25.8
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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