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Windsor vs Wallace

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

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

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 →

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 →

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%

Windsor$440/mo

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

Wallace$1,310/mo

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

CWindsorSafer than 33% of U.S. towns DWallaceSafer than 8% of U.S. towns

Schools

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

Health

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

12Windsor

5Wallace

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

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

Left end = #1 in North Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Windsor’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

WindsorWallace

Snow a year1″1″

January low33°F 31°F

July high89°F 91°F

Growing season (days)239d 220d

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

Outdoors & history

WindsorWallace

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land14.4%—

National Register places6 3

Archive photos—18

Famous people born here—7

Community

WindsorWallace

Library hours a week43 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.

WindsorNC WallaceNC

Windsor ↔ Wallace105 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

WindsorWallace

People

Population 3,269Lowest 3,457Highest

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

Median age 42.1±2.6Lowest 8% above NC 43.6±6.3Highest 12% 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 10.7%±3.5Lowest NC: 21.8% 21%±7.2Highest 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+ 20.2%±5.3Highest NC: 17.2% 15.7%±5.1Lowest 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+ 12%Highest NC: 35.7% 11.5%Lowest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.7Lowest NC: 6.4% 5.4%±4.5Highest 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 $40,714±$10kLowest 44% below NC $51,250±$13kHighest 29% 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 $102,700±$31kLowest 64% below NC $178,000±$46kHighest 38% 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 $746±$107Lowest 39% below NC $881±$198Highest 28% 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 $785Lowest 59% below NC $1,617Highest 15% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.1%±18.6Lowest NC: 48.9% 52.5%±19.1Highest 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 15.5%Lowest NC: 13% 30.4%Highest NC: 13%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 7.3%±6.5Highest NC: 16.3% 7.1%±7.1Lowest 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 12%Highest 10.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WallaceFew work in Windsor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 14.4%Highest 2.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

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

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.

Windsor 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.