Hudson ranks #5 in North Carolina for cheap rent
Hudson is ranked on 32 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 Hudson does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hudson marked.
Hudson lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Hudson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Hudson does best come first.
Fewer kids than 89% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Hudson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Hudson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Hudson 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 Hudson lands
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
#103
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#5
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#143
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#93 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#192
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#216
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#189
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#150
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#258
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#133 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#195
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#104
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#169 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #216
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#233
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#66
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#51
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#264 
The number on the right is Hudson’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.