Marion ranks #12 in North Carolina for low property taxes
Marion is ranked on 37 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Marion does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marion marked.
2 spots from the top 10 for low property taxes
Lists where Marion sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Marion lands in the top half on 9 of 23 lists
Each dot is Marion’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Marion does best come first.
More snow than 92% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Marion’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Marion 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
#40
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#29
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#12
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#13 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#82 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#47
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#112
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#135 
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#216
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#167
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#244
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#202
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#260
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlotte · 0.0 mi
#194 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #263
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#139
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#159
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#187
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#217 
The number on the right is Marion’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.