Lowesville ranks #31 in North Carolina for household income
Lowesville is ranked on 32 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Lowesville does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lowesville marked.
Lowesville lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Lowesville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Lowesville does best come first.
Drier than 93% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Lowesville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every NC list, and where Lowesville 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
#52
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#71
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#44
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#89 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#148
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#74
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#284 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#242
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#227
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#195
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #221
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#210
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#90
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#108
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#227 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#239 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#81
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#135
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#162
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#127
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#165
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#129
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#266 
The number on the right is Lowesville’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.