Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Warsaw grades D overall, ranked 244th of 286 in North Carolina, mostly because of health and safety. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country. It reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, including 12 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. In its favor, a typical home costs about $154K, 2.8 years of the county’s $55K median household income. Warsaw's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Warsaw has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Warsaw Historic District and Joshua James Blanchard House. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.
Where Warsaw beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Warsaw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Warsaw is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 182 in 1880, 2,733 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warsaw, 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 Warsaw.
Warsaw draws workers from Fayetteville and beyond and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Carolina (mostly hurricanes).
1,828 jobs are based in Warsaw, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,267 in 2013 to 1,828.
Most working residents leave Warsaw for work: only 10% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Warsaw, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Warsaw grew to 1,828 in 2023, 561 more than in 2013.
| Warsaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Duplin County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 808 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
At 2.8 years of the county’s $55K median household income, the typical home (about $155K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
44% of households own their home in Warsaw, below both the North Carolina town median (67%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The typical Warsaw home is worth about $155,000, up 3.3% in a year, 53% below the North Carolina typical home. The median rent in Warsaw is $925 a month.
| Warsaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $925 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
18% of Warsaw adults have diabetes. Warsaw beats the North Carolina average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 47% of Warsaw adults have high blood pressure.
| Warsaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Warsaw | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 99 to 81 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Warsaw’s violent crime rate is 4.3 per 1,000 residents. Warsaw reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. Warsaw’s property crime rate is 24.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Warsaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.5 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of North Carolina towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2016, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warsaw.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Warsaw has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Warsaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Taylor Field | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Warsaw
About 10 of every 100 Warsaw residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
3,054 counted in 2010 and 2,733 in 2020; an estimated 2,853 in 2025.
The decline has turned around: up 4.8% since 2020, after a 10.5% drop in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in North Carolina, United States
Warsaw is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,733.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warsaw grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #244 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades D for health, D for safety and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 35% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Dan K. McNeill and Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr..
