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Ranlo vs Green Level

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

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Ranlo, NCHomes around $263KNorth Carolina · 4,617 people
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Green Level, NCOne of the healthiest townsNorth Carolina · 3,230 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.

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 →
Green LevelOne of the healthiest towns
Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Green Level →
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.

Ranlo$1,580/mo
Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,811/mo · Housing →
Green Level$990/mo
Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $891/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
BRanloSafer than 61% of U.S. towns –Green LevelNot graded
Schools
B−RanloBetter than 49% of districts in the state –Green LevelNot graded
Health
B−RanloHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns DGreen LevelHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns
11Ranlo
7Green Level

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

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

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ranlo’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
RanloGreen Level
Snow a year1″2″
January low31°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)228d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th32nd
Outdoors & history
RanloGreen Level
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Settled1963—
Famous people born here1—
Community
RanloGreen Level
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.

RanloNCGreen LevelNC
Ranlo ↔ Green Level115 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.

RanloGreen Level
People
Population 4,617Highest 3,230Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +31.4%Lowest NC: +9.5% +50.1%Highest NC: +9.5%
Median age 35±2.3Highest 10% below NC 32±3.1Lowest 18% 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 26.3%±5.7Lowest NC: 21.8% 33.9%±7Highest 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+ 16.5%±4.4Lowest NC: 17.2% 17%±4.4Highest 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+ 20.1%Highest NC: 35.7% 13.3%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2.1Lowest NC: 6.4% 3.3%±1.9Highest 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 $78,033±$16kHighest 8% above NC $55,823±$10kLowest 23% below 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 $200,200±$39kHighest 31% below NC $168,400±$35kLowest 42% 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 $1,811±$422Highest 47% above NC $891±$106Lowest 27% below NC
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,865Highest about the NC average $1,317Lowest 31% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±22.8Highest NC: 48.9% 32.3%±21Lowest 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 5.5%Lowest NC: 13% 19%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.6%Lowest NC: 66.6% 67.1%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 8 yrs newer than NC 1986Lowest 5 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 16% below NC 33 minHighest 30% above NC
Work from home 11.3%±4.9Highest NC: 16.3% 8.9%±5Lowest 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 1.8%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Charlotte (33%)Burlington (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Green LevelFew work in Ranlo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.6Lowest 67.6Highest
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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