Angier ranks #2 in North Carolina for new homes
Angier is ranked on 34 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Angier marked.
Angier lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Angier’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Angier does best come first.
Steadier prices than 88% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Angier’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every NC list, and where Angier lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Emerald Isle · 68.9%
#218
Most new homes#1 Wendell · 77.4 per 1,000
#2
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Henderson · +129.4%
#230
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Tabor City · 19.2 per home
#31 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#109
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#24 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#151
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#80
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#193
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #131
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#151
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#148
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#176
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#191 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#212
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#185
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#216
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#215
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#260
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#162 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#287 
The number on the right is Angier’s spot. All of North Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NC list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.