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Teachey vs Casar

210 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.8× in Teachey) and street grid (3.7× in Teachey).

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Teachey, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 427 people
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Casar, NCHomes around $155KNorth Carolina · 373 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 →
CasarHomes around $155K
Housing$155K typical home54% below the NC typical home All about Casar →
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 worker10.8×
Teachey is more of a job hub
Teachey 2.92Casar 0.27
Street grid3.7×
Teachey has the more walkable street grid
Teachey 38.1Casar 10.3
Average commute8 min
Teachey has the shorter commute
Casar 32 minTeachey 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Teachey

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 →
Casar$880/mo
Typical home $155K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Teachey and Casar.

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 BCasarBetter than 56% 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
TeacheyCasar
Snow a year1″3″
January low31°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)220d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th40th
Outdoors & history
TeacheyCasar
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—3.1%
Community
TeacheyCasar
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

210 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TeacheyNCCasarNC
Teachey ↔ Casar210 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.

TeacheyCasar
People
Population 427Highest 373Lowest
Median age 37.9±10.3Lowest 3% below NC 40.6±6.9Highest 4% above NC
Casar 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% 15.8%±6Lowest NC: 21.8%
Teachey and Casar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±3Highest NC: 17.2% 15.5%±9.9Lowest NC: 17.2%
Teachey and Casar 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% 19.9%Lowest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2.2Highest NC: 6.4% 0.3%±3.8Lowest NC: 6.4%
Teachey and Casar 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 $60,875±$13kHighest 16% below NC
Casar 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±$14kLowest 37% below NC $215,400±$104kHighest 25% below NC
Casar and Teachey 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 $633±$602Lowest 48% below NC
Teachey and Casar 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 $1,137Lowest 40% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±17.4Highest NC: 48.9% 11.1%±100Lowest NC: 48.9%
Teachey and Casar 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% 28.7%Highest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Lowest NC: 66.6% 76.7%Highest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 3 yrs older than NC 1979Lowest 12 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 6% below NC 32 minHighest 25% above NC
Work from home 7.4%±8.5Highest NC: 16.3% 0%±7.3Lowest NC: 16.3%
Teachey and Casar 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 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.92Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wallace (10%)Shelby (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CasarFew work in Teachey
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.1Highest 10.3Lowest
Schools
School district —Cleveland 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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