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Teachey vs Bostic

220 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Teachey) and property tax bill (+22% in Teachey).

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Teachey, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 427 people
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Bostic, NCHomes around $220KNorth Carolina · 433 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.

TeacheyA regional job hub
Work520 jobsbased in Teachey, a regional job hub Housing$215K typical home36% below the NC typical home All about Teachey →
BosticHomes around $220K
Housing$220K typical home34% below the NC typical home All about Bostic →
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 worker4.6×
Teachey is more of a job hub
Teachey 2.92Bostic 0.64
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Teachey
Teachey $1,199Bostic $985
Typical home built13 yrs
Bostic’s homes are older
Teachey 1988Bostic 1975
Bachelor’s degree++8.4 pts
More adults in Teachey have a degree
Teachey 27.2%Bostic 18.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Teachey$1,240/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Bostic$1,260/mo
Typical home $220K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $855/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
–TeacheyNot graded B−BosticBetter than 51% 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
TeacheyBostic
Snow a year1″5″
January low31°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)220d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th35th
Outdoors & history
TeacheyBostic
National Register places—1
Archive photos—9
Famous people born here—1
Community
TeacheyBostic
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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TeacheyNCBosticNC
Teachey ↔ Bostic220 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.

TeacheyBostic
People
Population 427Lowest 433Highest
Median age 37.9±10.3Lowest 3% below NC 38.7±8.5Highest about the NC average
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.7%±14.2Highest NC: 21.8% 28.2%±9.2Lowest NC: 21.8%
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±3Lowest NC: 17.2% 20.6%±6.4Highest NC: 17.2%
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.2%Highest NC: 35.7% 18.8%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2.2Lowest NC: 6.4% 5.5%±4.9Highest NC: 6.4%
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,111±$7kLowest 29% below NC $57,813±$34kHighest 20% below NC
Bostic and Teachey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $181,800±$14kHighest 37% below NC $171,900±$70kLowest 40% below NC
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$236Highest 28% below NC $855±$141Lowest 30% below NC
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,199Highest 37% below NC $985Lowest 48% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±17.4Highest NC: 48.9% 46.2%±57.8Lowest NC: 48.9%
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.8%Lowest NC: 13% 17.8%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Highest NC: 66.6% 68.1%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 3 yrs older than NC 1975Lowest 16 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 6% below NC 26 minHighest about the NC average
Work from home 7.4%±8.5Highest NC: 16.3% 3.1%±6.1Lowest NC: 16.3%
Teachey and Bostic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.92Highest 0.64Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wallace (10%)Forest City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BosticFew work in Teachey
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 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 38.1Highest 29.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Rutherford County Schools
High school in town —None in town
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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