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North Yorkshire has 56 towns of 2,500 or more and 181 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

56graded towns

17grade A− or better

181villages and smaller places

Middlesbroughlargest · 148,232

How North Yorkshire compares: its report card →

#1 in North YorkshireIngleby BarwickA⁺

#2 in North YorkshireDunningtonA⁺

#3 in North YorkshirePannalA

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#4 in North YorkshireBishopthorpeA

North Yorkshire at a glance

What North Yorkshire is like

The typical North Yorkshire town grades highest on walkability and cost of living against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on hazard risk. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median North Yorkshire town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How North Yorkshire’s towns grade overall56 graded towns

A17B23C12D4

17 of 56 (30%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full North Yorkshire list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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56 towns · ordered by North Yorkshire rank

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Ingleby Barwick

Large town · 23,380 people · #10 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Jobs & incomeA⁺SchoolsLowestD⁻Walkability

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Dunnington

Town · 3,256 people · #96 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SafetyA⁺Jobs & incomeLowestDCost of living

Pannal

Town · 2,530 people · #114 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Jobs & incomeA⁺SafetyLowestDCost of living

Bishopthorpe

Town · 3,333 people · #123 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SafetyAJobs & incomeLowestD⁻Hazard risk

Haxby

Town · 10,176 people · #188 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASafetyLowestC⁻Hazard risk

Copmanthorpe

Town · 3,671 people · #198 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SafetyAJobs & incomeLowestC⁻Cost of living

Strensall

Town · 6,060 people · #255 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASafetyLowestC⁻Cost of living

Upper Poppleton

Town · 3,520 people · #279 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Jobs & incomeA⁺SafetyLowestDCost of living

Harrogate

Large town · 75,522 people · #296 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestC⁺Safety

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Great Ayton

Town · 4,348 people · #353 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻HealthA⁻Cost of livingLowestC⁻Hazard risk

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Ripon

Town · 16,593 people · #363 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA⁻SchoolsLowestCHazard risk

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Knaresborough

Town · 15,781 people · #434 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityA⁻SchoolsLowestC⁻Hazard risk

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Thorpe Willoughby

Town · 3,482 people · #449 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻HealthB⁺SafetyLowestC⁻Walkability

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Romanby

Town · 3,825 people · #500 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SafetyA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestDSchools

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Bedale

Town · 3,289 people · #504 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA⁻WalkabilityLowestCSafety

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Marske-by-the-Sea

Town · 7,576 people · #519 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskASchoolsLowestC⁺Jobs & income

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Yarm

Town · 9,601 people · #593 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestD⁻Safety

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Brayton

Town · 4,092 people · #612 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyBHealthLowestC⁺Walkability

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Sherburn in Elmet

Town · 8,569 people · #641 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestDHazard risk

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New Marske

Town · 2,990 people · #675 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SchoolsLowestDWalkability

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Richmond

Town · 8,076 people · #729 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestC⁺Jobs & income

Tadcaster

Town · 6,339 people · #757 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBJobs & incomeLowestCHazard risk

Barlby

Town · 3,499 people · #764 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Jobs & incomeA⁻HealthLowestD⁻Hazard risk

Easingwold

Town · 5,036 people · #770 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityB⁺HealthLowestCCost of living

Boroughbridge

Town · 3,064 people · #779 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺HealthB⁺Hazard riskLowestCSafety

Cross Hills

Town · 4,809 people · #828 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestD⁻Hazard risk

Skipton

Town · 15,050 people · #891 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityA⁻SchoolsLowestD⁻Hazard risk

Stokesley

Town · 4,906 people · #903 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻HealthB⁻WalkabilityLowestDHazard risk

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Settle

Town · 2,710 people · #977 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityB⁺HealthLowestDSchools

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Sutton-in-Craven

Town · 2,719 people · #1,031 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestD⁻Hazard risk

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York

City · 141,696 people · #1,047 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityA⁻SchoolsLowestDHazard risk

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Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland)

Town · 6,895 people · #1,048 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SchoolsLowestC⁻Jobs & income

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Huntington

Town · 12,420 people · #1,060 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityBJobs & incomeLowestCHazard risk

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Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Town · 5,874 people · #1,065 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsB⁺WalkabilityLowestC⁻Jobs & income

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Sowerby

Town · 4,727 people · #1,076 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestDSchools

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Brotton

Town · 5,399 people · #1,080 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻Cost of livingLowestDJobs & income

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Norton-on-Derwent

Town · 7,909 people · #1,163 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityBHazard riskLowestCJobs & income

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Guisborough

Town · 18,091 people · #1,166 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingBSchoolsLowestC⁻Hazard risk

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Loftus

Town · 4,273 people · #1,205 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsACost of livingLowestD⁻Jobs & income

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Redcar

Large town · 37,666 people · #1,301 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingA⁻SchoolsLowestDSafety

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Thirsk

Town · 5,891 people · #1,304 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityBHealthLowestDHazard risk

Kirkbymoorside

Town · 2,763 people · #1,393 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻WalkabilityLowestD⁻Schools

Pickering

Town · 7,260 people · #1,482 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB⁻SchoolsLowestDCost of living

Northallerton

Town · 13,314 people · #1,504 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDSafety

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Selby

Town · 19,480 people · #1,619 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestD⁻Hazard risk

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Thornaby-on-Tees

Large town · 23,352 people · #1,665 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Safety

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East Ayton and West Ayton

Town · 2,809 people · #1,676 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SafetyBHealthLowestD⁻Cost of living

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Malton

Town · 6,320 people · #1,738 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityC⁺SafetyLowestDCost of living

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Hunmanby

Town · 2,900 people · #1,750 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskBSafetyLowestC⁻Cost of living

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Middlesbrough

City · 148,232 people · #1,771 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Safety

Filey

Town · 6,664 people · #1,854 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityAHazard riskLowestDJobs & income

Eston

Large town · 29,625 people · #1,884 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingBWalkabilityLowestD⁻Safety

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Scarborough

Large town · 59,505 people · #2,071 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityC⁺Hazard riskLowestDSafety

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Whitby

Town · 12,603 people · #2,100 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityCHazard riskLowestD⁻Cost of living

Catterick Garrison town

Town · 2,718 people

StrongestASchoolsASafetyLowestDHazard risk

Catterick Garrison Garrison town

Town · 14,212 people

StrongestAWalkabilityACost of livingLowestC⁻Schools

Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.

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Villages and small towns

181 smaller places in North Yorkshire

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

Eggborough2,440 Leyburn2,414 South Milford2,409 Riccall2,388 Osbaldwick2,313 Seamer (Scarborough)2,120 Carlton2,040 Brompton2,034 Hutton Rudby1,955 Wheldrake1,955 Sleights1,928 Brompton-on-Swale1,899 Hemingbrough1,874 Thornton-le-Dale1,858 Stainton1,817 Scalby1,790 Tockwith1,788 Heslington1,787 Aiskew1,759 Ingleton1,751 Embsay1,723 Hambleton1,722 Monk Fryston and Hillam1,717 Leeming1,712 High Bentham1,701 Church Fenton1,643 Camblesforth1,557 Gargrave1,502 Cawood1,501 Hellifield1,478 Killinghall1,476 Burniston1,470 Cowling1,439 Byram1,436 Wigginton1,422 Skelton (York)1,380 Helmsley1,345 Pateley Bridge1,343 Lingdale1,323 North Duffield1,305 Langthorpe1,294 Elvington1,271 Dishforth1,266 Ampleforth1,239 Rillington1,206 Low Bradley1,203 Carlin How1,196 Spofforth1,175 Hampsthwaite1,169 Boosbeck1,124 Masham1,112 Grassington1,107 Giggleswick1,075 Leeming Bar1,063 Carleton-in-Craven1,060 Huby (Hambleton)1,056 Stockton on the Forest1,018 Scorton1,011

123 places under 1,000 people

Acaster Malbis Alne Amotherby Appleton Roebuck Austwick Bagby Barkston Ash Barlow Barton Beal Bilbrough Birstwith Bishop Monkton Borrowby Brompton-by-Sawdon Brotherton Burn Burton Leonard Burton in Lonsdale Carlton Miniott Carthorpe Castleton Cliffe Cloughton Cononley Dalton Darley Drax Earswick Easington East Cowton Ebberston Escrick Fairburn Farnhill Flaxton Follifoot Goldsborough Great Broughton Great Ouseburn Green Hammerton Grewelthorpe Gristhorpe Harmby Hawes and Gayle Helperby and Brafferton Hensall Hilton Hinderwell Hovingham Huby (Harrogate)Husthwaite Hutton Buscel Kellington Kirby Hill Kirby Misperton Kirk Smeaton and Little Smeaton Kirkby Malzeard Kirkby Overblow Kirklevington Knayton Linton-on-Ouse Long Marston Long Preston Low Bentham Low Worsall Melsonby Middleham Middleton Middleton Tyas Moorsholm Morton-on-Swale Muston Nawton and Beadlam Nether Poppleton Newton-on-Ouse North Stainley Osgodby Osmotherley Oswaldkirk Pickhill Primrose Valley Rainton Raskelf Robin Hood's Bay Rufforth Saxton Scotton Scruton Seamer (Hambleton)Sharow Sherburn Sheriff Hutton Shipton Sinnington Slingsby Snainton Snape Staithes Staveley Staxton Stillington Summerbridge Sutton-on-the-Forest Swainby Swinton Terrington Thornton-in-Craven Thornton-le-Moor Thorpe Underwood Thorpefield Threshfield Tollerton Topcliffe Ulleskelf Warthill Weaverthorpe West Tanfield West Witton Whitley Whixley Wistow Womersley

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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