Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Morrisville's standout: on CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally. Overall it grades B+, ranked 34th of 286 in North Carolina. The median household earns $125K and its public schools beat 75% of North Carolina towns on state tests and graduation. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Morrisville, above both the North Carolina town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Morrisville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Williamson Page House and Morrisville Christian Church. Among 290 North Carolina towns, just 3 have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Morrisville.
Where Morrisville beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Morrisville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.4% | 7.1% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fork Elementary | PK–5 | 778 |
| Sterling Montessori Academy | PK–8 | 702 |
| Morrisville Elementary | K–5 | 643 |
18,576 counted in 2010 and 29,630 in 2020; an estimated 32,466 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.8% since 2020, after 59.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Morrisville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 165 in 1880, a low of 100 in 1900, 29,630 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1838 and 5 maps from 1943 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morrisville. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
8 mi MuseumNorth Carolina Museum of ArtLenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morrisville, 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 Morrisville.
Morrisville is the healthiest town in North Carolina, draws workers from Raleigh and beyond and has home values still below their peak.
It is the healthiest of the 289 North Carolina towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with North Carolina is COPD: 2.4% of its 21,542 adults have COPD, against 7.1% statewide.
22% of Morrisville adults have obesity. No town among the 289 in North Carolina we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Morrisville. 24% of Morrisville adults have high blood pressure.
| Morrisville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Morrisville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.4% | 7.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 68.2% | 76.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Wake County Schools. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fork ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 778 | A |
| Wake EC of Information & BiotechnologiesLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 260 | – |
| Sterling Montessori AcademyTop results in townGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 702 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
33,479 jobs are based in Morrisville, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 18,243 in 2013 to 33,479.
39% of workers work from home in Morrisville. Jobs based in Morrisville grew to 33,479 in 2023, 15,236 more than in 2013. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Morrisville.
| Morrisville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 39% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $125,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $472K, is 11% below its July 2022 peak. The median property tax bill is $4,078, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Morrisville home is worth about $472,000, down 4.7% in a year, 42% above the North Carolina typical home. Morrisville’s median rent is $1,858 a month.
| Morrisville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 67% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 25% | 49% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,858 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 902 to 792 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Morrisville is 22.9 per 1,000 residents. Within North Carolina, it does better than 65% of towns. The violent crime rate in Morrisville is 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Morrisville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 22.9 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Morrisville has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 30° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morrisville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Morrisville Community Park, at 35 acres.
| Morrisville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northwest Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Morrisville Community Park | 0.1 mi | 35 |
| 3. Luther Green Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
12 within 15 miles of the center of Morrisville
About 8 of every 100 Morrisville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Morrisville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Morrisville on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Morrisville.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Morrisville is a town located primarily in Wake County, North Carolina, United States (a small portion extends into neighboring Durham County). The population was 29,630 at the 2020 census. Located midway between Raleigh and Durham, Morrisville is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region. The operational headquarters of Lenovo is located in the municipal limits.
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2 towns share a border with Morrisville.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville | #34 | B+ | C | C | A− | A+ |
| Cary | #11 | A | C− | B | A− | A+ |
| Durham | #179 | C− | C− | D | C+ | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Morrisville grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #34 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A+ for health, C for safety and A− for schools.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 65% of towns.
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($100,103 across the Raleigh-Cary, 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 C.
3 notable people were born here, including Mabel Pugh and Vic Sorrell.
