South RosemaryNC
This town in North Carolina has a population of 2,475.
Is South Rosemary a good place to live?
South Rosemary’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. On health, just 9 of North Carolina’s 450 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. South Rosemary has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How South Rosemary grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far South Rosemary is from typical.
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99% of working residents leave South Rosemary for work
Where South Rosemary’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Rosemary.
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in South Rosemary than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
Just over half of adults have high blood pressure in South Rosemary. Only 5 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than South Rosemary. On top of that, the share of adults in South Rosemary who feel lonely is 36%, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 33%. CDC measures, 32 in all: South Rosemary beats North Carolina on 3 and trails on 22.
| South Rosemary | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | South Rosemary | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 35.8% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
South Rosemary has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Among residents in South Rosemary, 20% live below the poverty line. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In South Rosemary, the median household income is $47,000. Jobs based in the town fell to 278 in 2023, 95 fewer than in 2013.
| South Rosemary | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
South Rosemary has four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 30°; snowfall runs to about 5 inches a winter. The seasons in South Rosemary: mild winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: moderate risk in South Rosemary, mostly inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in South Rosemary since 1999: 15. On expected storm and flood damage, South Rosemary sits below 51% of U.S. communities. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 15%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in South Rosemary sells for about $57K at the median
The share of households in South Rosemary who live in a home they own is 77%, above both North Carolina’s towns (67%) and U.S. towns (73%). In South Rosemary, the going rate for rent is $907 a month.
| South Rosemary | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $907 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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Everything we know about South Rosemary
Moving to South Rosemary: who provides what
South Rosemary is unincorporated, so Halifax 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Rosemary
About 6 of every 100 South Rosemary residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
About South Rosemary
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
South Rosemary is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Rosemary had a population of 2,753. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 220 ft
South Rosemary’s neighbors
One town shares a border with South Rosemary.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Rosemary | — | — | B+ | — | D | D− |
| Roanoke Rapids | #276 | D− | C | D− | C | C− |
South Rosemary has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. South Rosemary reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare South Rosemary with a neighbor →
Questions about South Rosemary
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Rosemary, NC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $87,000, 74% below the North Carolina typical home. That is 1.8 years of the area's median household income ($47,104 across the Roanoke Rapids, NC 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+.
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