Randleman ranks #47 in North Carolina for cheap rent
Randleman 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 3.
The lists Randleman does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Randleman marked.
Randleman lands in the top half on 8 of 19 lists
Each dot is Randleman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Randleman does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 92% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Randleman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Randleman out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.
Where Randleman 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
#57
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#47
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#116
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#134 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#278
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#275
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#288
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#252
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#260
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#291
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlotte · 0.0 mi
#78 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#176
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#208 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #273
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#102
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#197
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#207
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#27 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#62
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#159
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#153
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#163
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#127
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#225
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#192 
The number on the right is Randleman’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.