Spout Springs, NC vs Spring Lake, NC

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

MetricSpout Springs, NCSpring Lake, NC
Population11,24211,573
Median Household Income$92,402$51,958
Median Rent$2,010/mo$1,351/mo
Median Home Value$358,500$124,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—92
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.4%49.1%
Poverty Rate4.2%17.7%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k274*504
Property Crime Rate /100k1,250*2,713
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—251
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows31°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute31.9 min18.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—14.8
College Degree Rate41.4%25.2%
Foreign-Born %5.7%7.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-3.7%

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.