Clinton ranks #7 in North Carolina for affordable rent
Clinton is ranked on 36 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Clinton does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clinton marked.
3 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Clinton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Clinton lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Clinton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Clinton does best come first.
More vacation homes than 84% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Clinton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every NC list, and where Clinton lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#95
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#28
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#108
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#7 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#41 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#255
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#264
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#216
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#252
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#260
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#279 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#140
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#157
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#95 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #196
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#150
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#147
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#55
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#119 
The number on the right is Clinton’s spot. All of North Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.