Ranlo ranks #12 in North Carolina for a top hospital nearby
Ranlo is ranked on 33 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 Ranlo does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ranlo marked.
Ranlo lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Ranlo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Ranlo does best come first.
Less snow than 89% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Ranlo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Ranlo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Ranlo 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.
Every NC list, and where Ranlo lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#73 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#150
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#167
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#154
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#151
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#150
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#12 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#75
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#265
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#157
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#242
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#150 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #234
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#47
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#252
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#188
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#54 
The number on the right is Ranlo’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.