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Sandyfield vs Deep Run

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.8× in Deep Run) and age 65+ (+23.1 pts in Deep Run).

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Sandyfield, NCA small town of 763North Carolina · 763 people

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Deep Run, NCHomes around $149KNorth Carolina · 662 people

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.

SandyfieldA small town of 763

Quiet strengthsSandyfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Sandyfield →

Deep RunHomes around $149K

Housing$149K typical home56% below the NC typical home SchoolsBetter than 27%of NC districts All about Deep Run →

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 worker11.8×

Deep Run is more of a job hub

Deep Run 0.47Sandyfield 0.04

Age 65++23.1 pts

Deep Run has more people 65 and up

Deep Run 34.4%Sandyfield 11.3%

Street grid2.5×

Deep Run has the more walkable street grid

Deep Run 12.7Sandyfield 5.1

Average commute13 min

Deep Run has the shorter commute

Sandyfield 34 minDeep Run 21 min

Property tax bill+38%

Tax bills are bigger in Sandyfield

Sandyfield $936Deep Run $676

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Deep Run

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%

Sandyfield$440/mo

Typical home $69K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $885/mo · Housing →

Deep Run$890/mo

Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $780/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Deep Run and Sandyfield.

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

–SandyfieldNot graded CDeep RunBetter than 27% of districts in the state

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

SandyfieldDeep Run

Snow a year0″1″

January low33°F 35°F

July high89°F 91°F

Growing season (days)226d 232d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd 72nd

Outdoors & history

SandyfieldDeep Run

Settled—1925

Community

SandyfieldDeep Run

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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SandyfieldNC Deep RunNC

Sandyfield ↔ Deep Run63 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

SandyfieldDeep Run

People

Population 763Highest 662Lowest

Median age 36.9±6.5Lowest 6% below NC 39.4±35.2Highest about the NC average

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

Kids under 18 11.8%±4.3Lowest NC: 21.8% 24.6%±10.2Highest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 11.3%±1.2Lowest NC: 17.2% 34.4%±13.2Highest NC: 17.2%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.9%Lowest NC: 35.7% 6.2%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±0.8Lowest NC: 6.4% 4.4%±6.9Highest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,667±$39kLowest 42% below NC $54,602±$46kHighest 25% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $69,100±$41kLowest 76% below NC $73,400±$18kHighest 75% below NC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $885±$275Highest 28% below NC $780±$14Lowest 36% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $936Highest 51% below NC $676Lowest 64% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.8%±49.2Lowest NC: 48.9% 68.1%±43.6Highest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 29.6%Highest NC: 13% 11.9%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Highest NC: 66.6% 76%Lowest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 6 yrs newer than NC 1988Lowest 3 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 35% above NC 21 minLowest 18% below NC

Work from home 9.2%±10.5Highest NC: 16.3% 0%±5.9Lowest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 0.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.47Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wilmington (20%)Kinston (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Deep RunFew work in Sandyfield

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.1Lowest 12.7Highest

Schools

School district —Lenoir County Public Schools

High school in town —South Lenoir High

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Sandyfield neighborsTown Square →

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Deep Run neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Sandyfield

East Arcadia444 people · $128K homes

Towns like Sandyfield

Ansonville651 people · $92K homes

Lawndale739 people · $117K homes

Ossipee795 people · $126K homes

Bolton504 people · $147K homes

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.