Stanley ranks #63 in North Carolina for walkable streets
Stanley 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 2.
The lists Stanley does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stanley marked.
Stanley lands in the top half on 9 of 19 lists
Each dot is Stanley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Stanley does best come first.
Less snow than 89% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Stanley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Stanley 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Morrisville · 100 / 100
#146
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#106
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#154
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#134
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#90
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#67 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#169
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#63 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#153
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#157
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#228
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#197 People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #204
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#86
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#213
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#186
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#183 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#197
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#12
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#150
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#147
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#144
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#77
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#232 
The number on the right is Stanley’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.