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Place dossier plate
SheetNC-JAARS-NC · JAARS, NC 769 pop · income 42nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around JAARS
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest JAARS on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Gibson · lowest
27,649
Gibson · lowest
27,649 median HH income
20.1% of the leader · rank #1
Sunray · near
64,104
Sunray · near
64,104 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #2
Altamonte Spr… · near
64,106
Altamonte Spr… · near
64,106 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #3
JAARS · this city
64,107
JAARS · this city
64,107 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #4
Batavia · near
64,107
Batavia · near
64,107 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #5
Davis · near
64,107
Davis · near
64,107 median HH income
46.7% of the leader · rank #6
Antioch · highest
137,404
Antioch · highest
137,404 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for JAARS on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 769.
Nationally, JAARS sits in the 42nd percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
42nd
percentile, household income
0th
percentile, home value
48th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: JAARS, NC
769 people live in JAARS, North Carolina - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $64,107 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. JAARS's published median home value is under $10,000, the Census ACS floor for owner-occupied units rather than a precise appraisal, and the median resident age is 42.1 years. 38.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 32.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in North Carolina run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, North Carolina scores 94.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,161 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in North Carolina run around $215, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 66.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of JAARS's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For JAARS, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in JAARS?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 0.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 0.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Working from home is the largest reported mode at 46.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Which cities make useful reference points for JAARS?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within North Carolina, the closest population matches are East Bend (765 residents, $85,500 income); Peletier (779 residents, $44,375 income); Rich Square (780 residents, $38,621 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Columbia, AL (769 residents); Westwood, CA (769 residents); Hosford, FL (769 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Below median income · poverty 0.0% (Very low poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
94.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, North Carolina average
Note: Census ACS censors the tails of median household income ($250,000+ / under $2,500) and median home value ($2,000,000+ / under $10,000).
Home value is shown as under $10,000 for the same reason.
B-
City profile score · JAARS, NC
68/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A+
0.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B
38.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living B-
94.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income D
$64,107
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
JAARS profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 73/100 (B) · 38.6%
Cost of living: 67/100 (B-) · 94.3 index
Household income: 41/100 (D) · $64,107
How does JAARS compare to other US cities?
Here's how JAARS stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income42% higher than other cities
Home value0% pricier than other cities
Median rent48% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares JAARS against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to North Carolina only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
North Carolina-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places JAARS near the bottom of North Carolina's cities
Among the 746 North Carolina cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, JAARS ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares JAARS only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#287 of 700
59th percentile in North Carolina
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 746
0th percentile in North Carolina
Median Home Value
#708 of 708
0th percentile in North Carolina
Poverty Rate
#653 of 746
0th percentile in North Carolina
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#160 of 746
79th percentile in North Carolina
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within North Carolina only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
42nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How JAARS's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
under $10,000Among the most affordablemore affordable than 100% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
JAARS's home-value-to-income ratio: 0.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1 of 15,516
More affordable than 100% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 0.2×, JAARS sits in the affordable band:
national rank #1 of 15,516 and #1 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$64,107JAARS, NC median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context JAARS, NC median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for JAARS, NC.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)38.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)32.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
769
Median Income
$64,107
Median Home Value
under $10,000
Median Age
42.1
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
32.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.6%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
40.2%
Carpool
13.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
46.7%
Based on 199 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
North Carolina statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $215
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across North Carolina at $215 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are North Carolina statewide averages, not a meter reading for JAARS. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
North Carolina's BEA cost-of-living index is 94.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around JAARS is $1,161/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to North Carolina statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 66.7 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a North Carolina statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county JAARS sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How JAARS compares to similar-size North Carolina cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.