Brevard ranks #5 in North Carolina for short commutes
Brevard is ranked on 33 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Wetter than 100% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Brevard’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Brevard does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brevard marked.
Brevard lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Brevard’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Brevard does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Brevard sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every NC list, and where Brevard lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#5 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#47
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#117
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#62
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#153 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #78
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#267
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#31
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#20
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#256 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#141
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#29 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#256
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#108
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#232
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#32 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#18
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#193
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#272
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#278
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#10
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#288
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#1 
The number on the right is Brevard’s spot. All of North Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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.