City Score: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC scores 40 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 47 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 30 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

What Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is up against: 65 out of 100 — Better than 26% of cbsas
Where grace is growing: 38 out of 100 — Better than 69% of cbsas
Marriage & family: 89 out of 100 — Better than 98% of cbsas, up 8 points
Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas, up 3 points

What takes Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC to Revival

City Pulse: City Pulse 30 → 40

What affected it

This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 14 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Children with married parents up 11 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Divorces down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC over time

Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · North Carolina (19 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 29, 2026
School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · North Carolina · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

12 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

Eagle Springs, NC — 50, Liberty
Jackson Springs, NC — 50, Liberty
Lakeview, NC — 50, Liberty
Seven Lakes, NC — 50, Liberty
Pinehurst, NC — 47, Liberty
Robbins, NC — 44, Liberty
Taylortown, NC — 44, Liberty
Moore County, NC — 42, Liberty
Carthage, NC — 41, Liberty
Southern Pines, NC — 40, Liberty
Aberdeen, NC — 38, Liberty
Vass, NC — 32, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/pinehurst-southern-pines-nc. Methodology.

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