Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,806, settled in 1889.
Ramseur’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. 48% of residents live below the poverty line in Ramseur, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On health, just 41 of North Carolina’s 450 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. 19% of the land in Ramseur is conserved, above both the North Carolina town median (3.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Ramseur's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Deep River-Columbia Manufacturing Company is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ramseur has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Ramseur is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 769 in 1900, 1,774 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ramseur, 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 Ramseur.
Ramseur beats the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 28% of Ramseur adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Ramseur | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ramseur | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Randolph County School System. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramseur Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 346 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
The typical Ramseur home is worth about $221,000, up 3.2% in a year, 33% below the North Carolina typical home. 45% of households own their home in Ramseur.
| Ramseur | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $683 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allen H Leonard Memorial Park | — | 14 |
| 2. Ramseur"S Reservoir Recreation Area | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ramseur has mild winters and warm summers. Ramseur’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household income in Ramseur is $36,000. Most working residents leave Ramseur for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Ramseur fell to 580 in 2023, 38 fewer than in 2013.
| Ramseur | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $36,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ramseur's reported crime rate is above North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2023.
| Ramseur | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 28.7 per 1,000 residents | 26 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 3.1 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Ramseur since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ramseur
About 6 of every 100 Ramseur residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
3 notable people were born in Ramseur.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Ramseur is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ramseur had a population of 1,774.
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One town shares a border with Ramseur.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramseur | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Franklinville | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
Ramseur and Franklinville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ramseur and Franklinville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ramseur with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3.4 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+.
3 notable people were born here, including B. Everett Jordan and Heidi N Closet.
