Edenton is #1 in North Carolina for cheap rent
Edenton is ranked on 34 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edenton marked.
Edenton lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Edenton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Edenton does best come first.
More vacation homes than 94% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Edenton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Edenton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Edenton 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
#157
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#1
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#208
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#263
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#264
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#244
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#271
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#172
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#186 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#63
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#211 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #203
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#247
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#50
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#31
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#207 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#204 
The number on the right is Edenton’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.