Long View ranks #32 in North Carolina for affordability
Long View is ranked on 29 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 Long View does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Long View marked.
Long View lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Long View’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Long View does best come first.
Fewer kids than 86% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Long View’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Long View out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Long View 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
#32
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#42
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#41
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#209
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#56 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#142 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#207
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#213
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#216
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#202
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#240
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#151 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #292
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#214
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#84
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#159
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#253 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#226
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#238
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#51
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#167
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#138 
The number on the right is Long View’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.