New Bern ranks #14 in North Carolina for a top hospital nearby
New Bern is ranked on 35 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 New Bern does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with New Bern marked.
2 spots from the top 25 for affordable rent
Lists where New Bern sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
New Bern lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is New Bern’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where New Bern does best come first.
Milder winters than 92% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just New Bern’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
New Bern out-ranks 1 of its 3 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.
Every NC list, and where New Bern 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
#169
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#167
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#125
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#166
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#125
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#14 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#25 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#55
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#68
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#145 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#125
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#141
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#140
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#27 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #148
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#131
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#163
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#53
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#133 
The number on the right is New Bern’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.