Jamestown is #1 in North Carolina for short commutes
Jamestown 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 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jamestown marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for health insurance
Lists where Jamestown sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Jamestown lands in the top half on 16 of 20 lists
Each dot is Jamestown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Jamestown does best come first.
More snow than 92% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Jamestown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Jamestown 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.
Where Jamestown 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#1 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#31
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#14
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#30
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#11
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#194 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#44
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#15
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#137 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #58
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#213
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#85
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#41
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#245 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#189
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#164
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#243
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#18
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#193
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#190
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#205
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#90
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#139
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#196 
The number on the right is Jamestown’s spot. All of North Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.