Scotch MeadowsNC
370 residents make their home in this town in North Carolina.
Is Scotch Meadows a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Scotch Meadows, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Scotch Meadows. Scotch Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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Scotch Meadows has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The typical journey to work for Scotch Meadows comes to 22 minutes. The top destinations are Laurinburg (18%), Rockingham (4%) and Fayetteville (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than North Carolina overall
The share of adults 25 and older in Scotch Meadows who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 41%. People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.1 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Scotch Meadows | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.7% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.9% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.5% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
A typical July afternoon in Scotch Meadows is hotter than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
Scotch Meadows brings mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 33° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Scotch Meadows has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. 40% of Scotch Meadows’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Scotch Meadows report frequent physical distress than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
Among adults in Scotch Meadows, 27% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 7 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Scotch Meadows. 24% of adults in Scotch Meadows smoke cigarettes; 19% have diabetes. Against the North Carolina average, Scotch Meadows comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 21.
| Scotch Meadows | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Scotch Meadows | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 76.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Scotch Meadows
Moving to Scotch Meadows: who provides what
Scotch Meadows is unincorporated, so Scotland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Scotch Meadows for work
Where Scotch Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scotch Meadows
About 2 of every 100 Scotch Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Scotch Meadows
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
Scotch Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotch Meadows had a population of 568.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 190 ft
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