Eden ranks #7 in North Carolina for a top hospital nearby
Eden is ranked on 37 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 Eden does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Eden marked.
Eden lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Eden’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Eden does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 91% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Eden’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Eden sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Eden 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#15
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#45
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#36
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#74 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#252
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#244
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#243
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#210
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#7 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#224
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#114
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#131 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#169 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Emerald Isle · 68.9%
#148
Most new homes#1 Wendell · 77.4 per 1,000
#84
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Henderson · +129.4%
#25
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Tabor City · 19.2 per home
The number on the right is Eden’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.