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%

Staley$1,550/mo

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

Peachland$1,390/mo

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

StaleyPeachland

Snow a year2″3″

January low30°F 32°F

July high89°F 91°F

Growing season (days)220d 231d

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

Outdoors & history

StaleyPeachland

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Community

StaleyPeachland

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.

StaleyNC PeachlandNC

Staley ↔ Peachland69 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

StaleyPeachland

People

Population 456Highest 443Lowest

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

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

Kids under 18 18.6%±6Highest NC: 21.8% 18.5%±7.1Lowest 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+ 7.7%±3.8Lowest NC: 17.2% 15.1%±3.2Highest NC: 17.2%

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

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±4.5Highest NC: 6.4% 0.5%±0.8Lowest 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 $80,250±$37kHighest 11% above NC $70,000±$15kLowest 3% below 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 $132,500±$42kLowest 54% below NC $135,000±$41kHighest 53% 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 $869±$199Lowest 29% below NC $919±$280Highest 25% 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 $953Lowest 50% below NC $954Highest 50% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.3%±58.1Highest NC: 48.9% 22.9%±41.3Lowest 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 11.2%Highest NC: 13% 4.1%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 9%±9.3Highest NC: 16.3% 5%±7.3Lowest 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%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PeachlandFew work in Staley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

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

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.

Staley vs Peachland

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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