Locust ranks #25 in North Carolina for growth
Locust is ranked on 33 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Locust does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Locust marked.
Locust lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Locust’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Locust does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 90% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Locust’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Locust 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.
Every NC list, and where Locust 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
#136
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#106
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#154
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#117
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#125
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#129 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#185
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#82
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#189
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#232
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#78
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#254 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #213
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#66
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#233
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#120
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#98 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#275 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#89
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#106
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#119
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#41
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#251
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#189
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#216 
The number on the right is Locust’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.