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.

Down paymentRate%

Peachland$1,390/mo

Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →

Staley$1,550/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $869/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Staley and Peachland.

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

PeachlandStaley

Snow a year3″2″

January low32°F 30°F

July high91°F 89°F

Growing season (days)231d 220d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 34th

Outdoors & history

PeachlandStaley

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

PeachlandStaley

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PeachlandNC StaleyNC

Peachland ↔ Staley69 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.

Only big differences vs North Carolina average

PeachlandStaley

People

Population 443Lowest 456Highest

Median age 38±14.6Highest about the NC average 34.6±7.2Lowest 12% below NC

Peachland and Staley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.5%±7.1Lowest NC: 21.8% 18.6%±6Highest NC: 21.8%

Staley and Peachland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.1%±3.2Highest NC: 17.2% 7.7%±3.8Lowest NC: 17.2%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Highest NC: 35.7% 13.3%Lowest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±0.8Lowest NC: 6.4% 3.7%±4.5Highest NC: 6.4%

Staley and Peachland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,000±$15kLowest 3% below NC $80,250±$37kHighest 11% above NC

Staley and Peachland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $135,000±$41kHighest 53% below NC $132,500±$42kLowest 54% below NC

Peachland and Staley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $919±$280Highest 25% below NC $869±$199Lowest 29% below NC

Peachland and Staley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $954Highest 50% below NC $953Lowest 50% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.9%±41.3Lowest NC: 48.9% 26.3%±58.1Highest NC: 48.9%

Staley and Peachland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest NC: 13% 11.2%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.9%Lowest NC: 66.6% 74.7%Highest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 25 yrs older than NC 1983Highest 8 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 10% above NC 30 minHighest 21% above NC

Work from home 5%±7.3Lowest NC: 16.3% 9%±9.3Highest NC: 16.3%

Staley and Peachland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.36Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Charlotte (14%)Asheboro (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StaleyFew work in Peachland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.8Highest 37.3Lowest

North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Peachland vs Staley

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Staley

What daily life feels like in each

69 miles apart

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