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Wallace vs Windsor

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Wallace) and growth since 2010 (+10.7 pts in Windsor).

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Wallace, NCA regional job hubNorth Carolina · 3,457 people

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Windsor, NCHomes around $75KNorth Carolina · 3,269 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.

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 →

WindsorHomes around $75K

Housing$75K typical home78% below the NC typical home

Outdoors#24 most conserved land in NC0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Windsor →

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.

Property tax bill2.1×

Tax bills are bigger in Wallace

Wallace $1,617Windsor $785

Growth since 2010+10.7 pts

Windsor has grown faster since 2010

Windsor -1.3%Wallace -12%

Conserved land+11.7 pts

Windsor has more conserved land

Windsor 14.4%Wallace 2.7%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $860 more a month in Wallace

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%

Wallace$1,310/mo

Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $881/mo · Housing →

Windsor$440/mo

Typical home $75K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →

The difference: $860 a month, about $10,400 a year, between Wallace and Windsor.

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

Windsor places higher on 12 of 19 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 CWindsorSafer than 33% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−WallaceBetter than 24% of districts in the state –WindsorNot graded

Health

CWallaceHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns C−WindsorHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns

5Wallace

12Windsor

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 297 towns #295#8 Most conserved landOutdoors · 276 towns #160#24 SafestSafety · 139 towns #102#41 Lowest property taxCost of living · 297 towns #115#3 Fewest smokersHealth · 296 towns #154#259 Most walkableOutdoors · 297 towns #35#107 Fastest growingGrowth · 291 towns #285#230 Cheapest rentCost of living · 284 towns #75#26

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

WallaceWindsor

Snow a year1″1″

January low31°F 33°F

July high91°F 89°F

Growing season (days)220d 239d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th 85th

Outdoors & history

WallaceWindsor

Conserved land—14.4%

National Register places3 6

Archive photos18 —

Famous people born here7 —

Community

WallaceWindsor

Library hours a week—43 hrs

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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallaceNC WindsorNC

Wallace ↔ Windsor105 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

WallaceWindsor

People

Population 3,457Highest 3,269Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12%Lowest NC: +9.5% -1.3%Highest NC: +9.5%

Median age 43.6±6.3Highest 12% above NC 42.1±2.6Lowest 8% above NC

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

Kids under 18 21%±7.2Highest NC: 21.8% 10.7%±3.5Lowest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.7%±5.1Lowest NC: 17.2% 20.2%±5.3Highest NC: 17.2%

Windsor and Wallace 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% 12%Highest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±4.5Highest NC: 6.4% 3.2%±1.7Lowest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,250±$13kHighest 29% below NC $40,714±$10kLowest 44% below NC

Wallace and Windsor 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 $102,700±$31kLowest 64% below NC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $881±$198Highest 28% below NC $746±$107Lowest 39% below NC

Wallace and Windsor 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 $785Lowest 59% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±19.1Highest NC: 48.9% 41.1%±18.6Lowest NC: 48.9%

Wallace and Windsor 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% 15.5%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Lowest NC: 66.6% 60.1%Highest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 14 yrs older than NC 1971Lowest 20 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 27% below NC 18 minLowest 29% below NC

Work from home 7.1%±7.1Lowest NC: 16.3% 7.3%±6.5Highest NC: 16.3%

Windsor 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%Lowest 12%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 29.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.54Highest 1.14Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Raleigh (5%)Greenville (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Wallace

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 14.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.3Highest 57.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #246 of 252 in NC—

School district Duplin County Schools—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Wallace neighborsTown Square →

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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.