FoxfireNC
A town of 1,426, settled in 1980.
Is Foxfire a good place to live?
Foxfire’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Of the 166 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a lower violent crime rate than Foxfire. Only 2 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score lower on history. Foxfire's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Only 43 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score lower on the outdoors. Foxfire has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Foxfire stand out
Where Foxfire beats most towns.
1,426 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Foxfire grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Foxfire is from typical.
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Moving to Foxfire: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Foxfire, 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 Foxfire.
Foxfire has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Foxfire for work: only 1% work in town. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Foxfire, below both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Foxfire is 29 minutes.
| Foxfire | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Foxfire is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Foxfire beats the North Carolina average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults feel lonely in Foxfire, against 33% in North Carolina’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Foxfire.
| Foxfire | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Foxfire | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 12.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Foxfire
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Foxfire is valued at about $414K
The typical Foxfire home is worth about $414,000, about the same as a year ago, 25% above the North Carolina typical home. Foxfire’s median rent is $1,598 a month.
| Foxfire | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,598 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers in Foxfire
Foxfire has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 32° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than North Carolina overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). Foxfire has grown 11% since 2020, to 1,426 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of Foxfire adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Foxfire | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.4 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Foxfire | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.9% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 26.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Crime reported in Foxfire
Foxfire's reported crime rate is well below North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2023.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Everything we know about Foxfire
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Foxfire
About 7 of every 100 Foxfire residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Foxfire for work
Where Foxfire’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Foxfire
Village in North Carolina, United States
Foxfire, officially Foxfire Village, is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2020 census, up from 902 in 2010.
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- Area
- 7.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 571 ft
- Area code
- 910
Questions about Foxfire
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Foxfire, 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.