Marvin is #1 in North Carolina for household income
Marvin is ranked on 30 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 8 and the top quarter on 11.
Marvin is on North Carolina’s podium 5 times
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marvin marked.
Marvin 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.
Drier than 98% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Marvin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Marvin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Marvin lands in the top half on 13 of 19 lists
Each dot is Marvin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Marvin does best come first.
Every NC list, and where Marvin lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #2
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#175
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#122
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#259
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#13 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#7
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#20
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#5
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#5
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#3
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#111 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#237
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#149
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#190 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#245 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#296
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#295
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#118
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#33
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#256
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#139
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#282 
The number on the right is Marvin’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.