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Wallace vs Marshville

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+17 pts in Marshville) and property tax bill (+38% in Wallace).

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Wallace, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 3,457 people
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Marshville, NCKnown for its schoolsNorth Carolina · 2,615 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.

WallaceA regional job hub
Work1,926 jobsbased in Wallace, a regional job hub Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$218K typical home35% below the NC typical home All about Wallace →
MarshvilleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 81%of NC districts Housing$338K typical home1% above the NC typical home Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Marshville →
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.

Growth since 2010+17 pts
Marshville has grown faster since 2010
Marshville +5%Wallace -12%
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Wallace
Wallace $1,617Marshville $1,175
Average commute9 min
Wallace has the shorter commute
Marshville 27 minWallace 18 min
Jobs per worker+56%
Wallace is more of a job hub
Wallace 1.54Marshville 0.99
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Marshville

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.

Wallace$1,310/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $881/mo · Housing →
Marshville$1,970/mo
Typical home $338K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,117/mo · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Marshville and Wallace.

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

Marshville places higher on 10 of 20 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
DWallaceSafer than 8% of U.S. towns DMarshvilleSafer than 7% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−WallaceBetter than 24% of districts in the state A−MarshvilleBetter than 81% of districts in the state
Health
CWallaceHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns C−MarshvilleHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns
9Wallace
10Marshville

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 284 towns #245#14 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #295#96 Shortest commuteGetting around · 297 towns #21#215 Fastest growingGrowth · 291 towns #285#171 Cheapest rentCost of living · 284 towns #75#156 Lowest property taxCost of living · 297 towns #115#31 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #35#113 Best schoolsSchools · 252 towns #246#198

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Wallace’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
WallaceMarshville
Snow a year1″2″
January low31°F30°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)220d213d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th46th
Outdoors & history
WallaceMarshville
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1.5%
National Register places3—
Archive photos186
Famous people born here73
Community
WallaceMarshville
Library hours a week—56 hrs
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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallaceNCMarshvilleNC
Wallace ↔ Marshville136 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.

WallaceMarshville
People
Population 3,457Highest 2,615Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12%Lowest NC: +9.5% +5%Highest NC: +9.5%
Median age 43.6±6.3Highest 12% above NC 40.1±6.3Lowest about the NC average
Wallace and Marshville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±7.2Lowest NC: 21.8% 26.1%±7.7Highest NC: 21.8%
Marshville and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.7%±5.1Highest NC: 17.2% 14.4%±4.4Lowest NC: 17.2%
Wallace and Marshville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest NC: 35.7% 16%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±4.5Highest NC: 6.4% 1.6%±1.3Lowest NC: 6.4%
Wallace and Marshville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,250±$13kLowest 29% below NC $57,837±$17kHighest 20% below NC
Marshville and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $178,000±$46kHighest 38% below NC $172,300±$38kLowest 40% below NC
Wallace and Marshville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $881±$198Lowest 28% below NC $1,117±$175Highest 9% below NC
Marshville and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,617Highest 15% below NC $1,175Lowest 38% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±19.1Highest NC: 48.9% 27.4%±15.2Lowest NC: 48.9%
Wallace and Marshville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 30.4%Highest NC: 13% 14.7%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Highest NC: 66.6% 56.8%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 14 yrs older than NC 1972Lowest 19 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 27% below NC 27 minHighest 7% above NC
Work from home 7.1%±7.1Lowest NC: 16.3% 9.7%±6.3Highest NC: 16.3%
Marshville and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.1%Highest 4.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.54Highest 0.99Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Raleigh (5%)Monroe (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarshvilleFew work in Wallace
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.3Highest 57.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #246 of 252 in NC#198 of 252 in NC
School district Duplin County SchoolsUnion County Public Schools
High school in town None in townNone 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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