10 Wealthiest Neighborhoods in North Carolina

6) Lasker

Musician and American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry was raised in the small town of Lasker, outside the city of Roanoke Rapids, until he turned 14. Average income is $51,432 for the town that was documented as having 122 residents in 2010. Since 1998, Christian musicians gather at the annual Lasker Summer Music Festival for seminars and concert performances. Valley Pine Country Club is a semi-private golf course with a focus on the community. It holds tournaments to benefit emergency services, scholarship funds and civic organizations. It is located in the historically Democratic county of Northampton.