Midway ranks #36 in North Carolina for cheap rent
Midway is ranked on 31 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 Midway does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Midway marked.
Midway lands in the top half on 14 of 18 lists
Each dot is Midway’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Midway does best come first.
Drier than 90% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Midway’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Midway 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.
Where Midway 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
#156
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#36
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#60
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#67 
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#120
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#106
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#105
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#117
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#90
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#88 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #214
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#260
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#39
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#87
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#247 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#256 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#89
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#106
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#230
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#219
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#68
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#255
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#259 
The number on the right is Midway’s spot. All of North Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.