Salisbury ranks #16 in North Carolina for a top hospital nearby
Salisbury 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 2.
The lists Salisbury does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Salisbury marked.
Salisbury lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Salisbury’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Salisbury does best come first.
Drier than 94% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Salisbury’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Salisbury sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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
#227
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#230
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#189
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#222
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#210
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#16 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#125
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#50
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#80 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#85 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#130
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#136
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#185
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
#61 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #143
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#75
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#223
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#169
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#152 
The number on the right is Salisbury’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.