Dunn ranks #8 in North Carolina for affordable rent
Dunn 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 5.
The lists Dunn does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dunn marked.
Dunn lands in the top half on 5 of 22 lists
Each dot is Dunn’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Dunn does best come first.
Steadier prices than 91% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Dunn’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Dunn out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Dunn 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
#67
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#39
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#153
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#8 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#173
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#23 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#229
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#189
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#243
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#172
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#63
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#197 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Emerald Isle · 68.9%
#180
Most new homes#1 Wendell · 77.4 per 1,000
#51
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Henderson · +129.4%
#238
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Tabor City · 19.2 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#166 
The number on the right is Dunn’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.