Concord ranks #21 in North Carolina for safety
Concord is ranked on 35 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Concord does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Concord marked.
Concord lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Concord’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Concord does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 86% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Concord’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Concord out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every NC list, and where Concord lands
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
#101
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#106
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#105
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#98
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#150
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#63
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#35 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #88
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#72
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#220
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#255
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#44 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#200
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#75
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#134 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#208
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#221
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#248
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#52 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#212 
The number on the right is Concord’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.