Conover ranks #23 in North Carolina for short commutes
Conover is ranked on 32 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More kids than 97% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Conover’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Conover out-ranks 0 of its 3 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.
Conover lands in the top half on 3 of 19 lists
Each dot is Conover’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Conover does best come first.
The lists Conover does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Conover marked.
Where Conover 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#23 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#154
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#84
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#135
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#189
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#185
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#189
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#189
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#210
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#238 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #195
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#83
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#217
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#150
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#10 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#245
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#162
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#219 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#79
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#143
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#216
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#231
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#54
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#167
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#129 
The number on the right is Conover’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.