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Asheboro earns a D, ranked 233rd of 286 in North Carolina, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 82% of U.S. towns, with 58 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. 29% of working residents work locally in Asheboro, above both North Carolina’s towns (6.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Asheboro is home to Randolph Community College. Asheboro's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Asheboro beats most towns.
Randolph County Courthouse| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Randolph Community College | 1,034 |
Census counts: 176 in 1850, 27,156 in 2020. The archive holds 54 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Asheboro is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Asheboro, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Asheboro.
Asheboro draws workers from Greensboro and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
15 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The trail density in Asheboro is 0.7 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is North Asheboro Park, at 25 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Asheboro Park | 0.3 mi | 25 |
| 2. Lake Reese Recreation Area | — | 25 |
| 3. Mccray Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Asheboro City Schools. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 558 | C− |
| Asheboro HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,338 | B |
| Randolph Early College High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 358 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
18,461 jobs are based in Asheboro, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Asheboro’s working residents works in town. 20% of Asheboro residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Greensboro (11%), High Point (5%) and Charlotte (4%).
| Asheboro | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 893 to 669 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Asheboro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Asheboro’s property crime rate is 21.7 per 1,000 residents. Within North Carolina, it does better than 48% of towns.
| Asheboro | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.7 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 4,724 U.S. towns with household incomes like Asheboro’s, it is healthier than 58%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
17% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Asheboro. Asheboro beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 25% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Asheboro.
| Asheboro | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Asheboro | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 17.2% | 10.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.5% | 15.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Asheboro.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Asheboro home is worth about $240,000, up 1.7% in a year, 28% below the North Carolina typical home.
| Asheboro | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $906 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Asheboro has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 31° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Asheboro
About 3 of every 100 Asheboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
6 places in Asheboro on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Asheboro.
City in North Carolina, United States
Asheboro is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, inside the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Area of the Piedmont Triad. The population of the city was 27,156 at the 2020 census. It is and is home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.
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One town shares a border with Asheboro.
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Asheboro grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #233 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 48% of towns.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($65,565 across the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
12 notable people were born here, including Lane Caudell and Joe Spinks.
