Wingate ranks #14 in North Carolina for graduation rate
Wingate 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 3.
Younger than 99% of North Carolina
Not better or worse, just Wingate’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Wingate does best on
Each list ranks every NC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wingate marked.
Wingate lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Wingate’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NC, the right end is last. Areas where Wingate does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where Wingate sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every NC list, and where Wingate 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
#126
Lowest obesity#1 Morrisville · 22%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Morrisville · 7%
#71
Most active#1 Wrightsville Beach · 13%
#134
S
Fewest uninsured#1 St. James · 4%
#210
Lowest depression#1 Morrisville · 19%
#291
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winston-Salem · 0.0 mi
#43 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 La Grange · 1.2 yrs
#111
Cheapest rent#1 Edenton · $388/mo
#158
E
Lowest property tax#1 Emma · $518/yr
#76
Rent easiest to afford#1 Morrisville · 24.8%
People
B Most educated#1 Briar Chapel · 81.6% #107
Youngest#1 Cullowhee · 21.0
#4
Oldest#1 Sunset Beach · 69.1
#294
S
Most residents 65+#1 St. James · 62.8%
#287
Most kids#1 Whispering Pines · 34.6%
#242 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Jamestown · 13.4 min
#124 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Spring Lake · 81.9%
#150
Most trails#1 Carrboro · 4.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Carolina Beach · 134 / sq mi
#189 Climate
Snowiest#1 Boone · 26 in
#141
Least snow#1 Laurinburg · 1.1 in
#61
Mildest winters#1 Southport · 36.8°
#96
Hottest summers#1 Laurinburg · 91.4°
#29
Coolest summers#1 Boone · 78.9°
#261
Longest growing season#1 Kill Devil Hills · 266 days
#202
Wettest#1 Brevard · 69 in
#273 
The number on the right is Wingate’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.