Lumberton, NC vs Spout Springs, NC

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

MetricLumberton, NCSpout Springs, NC
Population18,85911,242
Median Household Income$42,877$92,402
Median Rent$866/mo$2,010/mo
Median Home Value$152,600$358,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)——
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.7%47.4%
Poverty Rate30.8%4.2%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,250274*
Property Crime Rate /100k8,4101,250*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs89°F88°F
Winter Lows35°F31°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min31.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.5—
College Degree Rate19.2%41.4%
Foreign-Born %8.8%5.7%
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 Spout Springs (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.