How Cherryville compares across North Carolina
Cherryville is ranked on 34 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents.
Shorter growing season than 82% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Cherryville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cherryville lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is Cherryville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Cherryville does best come first.
The lists Cherryville does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cherryville marked.
Where Cherryville lands in every NC ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#172
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#123
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#154
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#166
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#125
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#156 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#113
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#131
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#142
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#192
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#152
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#101 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #179
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#114
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#185
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#112
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#68 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#229 
The number on the right is Cherryville’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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- 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.