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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Spring Hope’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for health. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Spring Hope, against 18% in North Carolina’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 45 of North Carolina’s 451 towns do better. Spring Hope's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Valentine-Wilder House and Dr. Hassell Brantley House. Spring Hope has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Spring Hope beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Spring Hope is from typical.
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Census counts: 248 in 1890, 1,309 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1902 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Hope, 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 Spring Hope.
Spring Hope beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults have diabetes in Spring Hope, above both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Spring Hope.
| Spring Hope | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Spring Hope | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.1% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Nash County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hope ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 378 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Spring Hope home is worth about $238,000, up 5.1% in a year, 28% below the North Carolina typical home. 52% of Spring Hope households own their home.
| Spring Hope | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $763 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Spring Hope has mild winters and warm summers. Spring Hope’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Spring Hope for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income in Spring Hope is $38,000. Since 2013, Spring Hope has lost 141 jobs, to 427 in 2023.
| Spring Hope | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $38,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 13% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Hope Community Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Hope
About 4 of every 100 Spring Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Spring Hope is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Spring Hope had a population of 1,309.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($59,636 across the Rocky Mount, 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Jerry Richardson and Ray Murray.