Roxboro ranks #33 in North Carolina for affordability
Roxboro is ranked on 34 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Steadier prices than 96% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Roxboro’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Roxboro does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Roxboro marked.
Roxboro lands in the top half on 4 of 20 lists
Each dot is Roxboro’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Roxboro does best come first.
Where Roxboro 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
#33
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#67
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#91
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#269
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#264
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#244
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#271
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#240
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Charlotte · 0.0 mi
#237 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#194 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#246
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#163 
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #272
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#234
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#64
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#69
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#190 
The number on the right is Roxboro’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.