Fairview ranks #14 in North Carolina for graduation rate
Fairview is ranked on 33 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Drier than 98% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Fairview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fairview does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fairview marked.
Fairview lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Fairview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Fairview does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where Fairview sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every NC list, and where Fairview 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
#106
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%
#62
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#95 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #136
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#148
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#150
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#192
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#71 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#225
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#162
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#198
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#234 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#211
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#169
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#297 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#141
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#61
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#125
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#16
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#274
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#202
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#281 
The number on the right is Fairview’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.