Shallotte ranks #8 in North Carolina for new homes
Shallotte is ranked on 32 lists against the 297 North Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Milder winters than 96% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Shallotte’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Shallotte does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Shallotte marked.
Shallotte lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Shallotte’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Shallotte does best come first.
Where Shallotte 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Emerald Isle · 68.9%
#28
Most new homes#1 Wendell · 77.4 per 1,000
#8
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Henderson · +129.4%
#182
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Tabor City · 19.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#46
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
#71
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#245 Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#167
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#123
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#154
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#166
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#125
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#139
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#54 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#121 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#206
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#183
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#194
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #202
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#237
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#61
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#57
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#230 
The number on the right is Shallotte’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.