Hope Mills, NC vs Spout Springs, NC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHope Mills, NCSpout Springs, NC
Population17,93911,242
Median Household Income$65,774$92,402
Median Rent$1,141/mo$2,010/mo
Median Home Value$190,600$358,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)92—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.1%47.4%
Poverty Rate14.1%4.2%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k420274*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,5991,250*
Median AQI44—
Good AQI Days /yr251—
Summer Highs90°F88°F
Winter Lows36°F31°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27.3 min31.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.3—
College Degree Rate23.4%41.4%
Foreign-Born %6.1%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Spout Springs (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.