Fletcher ranks #20 in North Carolina for low obesity
Fletcher is ranked on 34 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Steadier prices than 97% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Fletcher’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fletcher does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fletcher marked.
Fletcher lands in the top half on 17 of 21 lists
Each dot is Fletcher’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Fletcher does best come first.
Fletcher out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Fletcher 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
#42
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#20
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#47
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#44
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#62
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#63
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#31 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#100
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#35
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#139 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #96
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#183
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#116
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#76
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#243 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#138 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#193
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#226
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#167
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
The number on the right is Fletcher’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.