Lumberton, NC vs Myrtle Grove, NC

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

MetricLumberton, NCMyrtle Grove, NC
Population18,85912,637
Median Household Income$42,877$113,463
Median Rent$866/mo$1,463/mo
Median Home Value$152,600$439,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)—96
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.7%36.6%
Poverty Rate30.8%6.2%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,250187*
Property Crime Rate /100k8,4101,077*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—281
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows35°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min20.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.513.3
College Degree Rate19.2%46.4%
Foreign-Born %8.8%4.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.8%—

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 Myrtle Grove (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.