BroadwayNC
A town of 1,380, settled in 1870.
Is Broadway a good place to live?
Broadway’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 30 of North Carolina’s 450 towns do worse. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Broadway, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Broadway's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Broadway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,380 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Broadway grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Broadway is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Broadway: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Broadway, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Broadway.
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Broadway’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Broadway for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Broadway has added 45 jobs, to 256 in 2023. The top destinations are Sanford (26%), Raleigh (12%) and Cary (4%).
| Broadway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Broadway’s schools trail 60% of North Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Lee County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 490 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Broadway has mild winters and hot summers
Broadway has mild winters and warm summers. At 90°F, Broadway’s July high is where North Carolina’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Broadway’s typical home value is about $267K
The typical Broadway home is worth about $267,000, up 2.7% in a year, 20% below the North Carolina typical home. 79% of Broadway households own their home.
| Broadway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $981 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Broadway faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Broadway since 2016.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Broadway reports less crime per resident than 58% of U.S. towns
Broadway’s property crime rate is 8.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Broadway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.7 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
On CDC estimates, Broadway is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Broadway beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Broadway.
| Broadway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Broadway | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Broadway | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Carolina Veterans Memorial Pavilion | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Broadway
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Broadway
About 3 of every 100 Broadway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Broadway for work
Where Broadway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Broadway
Town in North Carolina, United States
Broadway is a town in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Broadway had a population of 1,267.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1870
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- ZIP code
- 27505
- Area code
- 919
Questions about Broadway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Broadway, NC expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.