How High Point compares across North Carolina
High Point is ranked on 37 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists High Point does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with High Point marked.
High Point lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is High Point’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where High Point does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 81% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just High Point’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
High Point out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.
Every NC list, and where High Point lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#41
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#129
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#70 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#61 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#165
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#185
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#125
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#166
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#172
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#63
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#167 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#121
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#154
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#201
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#21 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #123
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#106
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#190
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#198
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#146 
The number on the right is High Point’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.