TaylortownNC
A town of 701, settled in 1990.
Is Taylortown a good place to live?
Taylortown’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 24 minutes in North Carolina’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Taylortown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Taylortown stand out
Where Taylortown beats most towns.
701 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Taylortown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Taylortown, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Taylortown.
A job hub: Taylortown has 4.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 908 commuters
In Taylortown, the typical household income is $41,000, below both North Carolina’s towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 1% of working residents stay in Taylortown for work; the rest commute out. Taylortown: 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 297, to 911.
| Taylortown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $41,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Taylortown’s typical home value is about $183K
Typical home values fell 6.8% in the year to September 2026. For Taylortown, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,176 a month. 71% of households own their home locally.
| Taylortown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,176 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Low risk in Taylortown, with inland flooding at the top
Households in Taylortown have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2018. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 73% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Taylortown break down as 44% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Taylortown brings mild winters and hot summers
The peak summer temperature in Taylortown is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Taylortown’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Taylortown who have no health insurance: 7.7%. Against the North Carolina average, Taylortown comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. In Taylortown, 45% of adults have high blood pressure, and 85% had a checkup this year.
| Taylortown | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Taylortown | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.7% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Taylortown
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Taylortown
About 3 of every 100 Taylortown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Every workday, about 908 people come to Taylortown for work
Where Taylortown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Taylortown
Town in North Carolina, United States
Taylortown is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 634 as of the 2020 census, down from 722 in 2010. It is bordered by nearby Pinehurst.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 502 ft
- Area code
- 910
Questions about Taylortown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Taylortown, NC a good place to live?
Taylortown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.