Gamewell ranks #4 in North Carolina for low property taxes
Gamewell is ranked on 33 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Gamewell does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gamewell marked.
Gamewell lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Gamewell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Gamewell does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 89% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Gamewell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where Gamewell sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Gamewell 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.
Where Gamewell 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
#44
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#49
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#4
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#235
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#123
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#259
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#222
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#172
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#258
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#112 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#259
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#267 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#295 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #296
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#248
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#51
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#262
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#248 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#74
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#146
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#248
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#188
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#99
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#225
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#95 
The number on the right is Gamewell’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.