Best Places27106, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27106, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
27106 ranks 6,312th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27106
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
27106's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27106 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 27106 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27106
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27106 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,032; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 27106's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27106
27106's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27106.
Who works in 27106, and how
Work in 27106 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 27106
27106 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 27106 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27106, month by month
27106 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 27106
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27106
Schools across 27106 average a B+, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sherwood Forest ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Whitaker ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
- Meadowlark ElementaryA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meadowlark MiddleA · 67% proficient
- Hanes Magnet SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College Of Forsyth CoA+ · 91% proficient
- Mount Tabor High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27106 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27106 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 27106 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 27106 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 27106
Is 27106 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27106 ranks 6,312th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27106 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $321,742. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $83,032 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 27106 safe?
27106 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 27106?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 29. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of zip codes.
Is 27106 good for families?
Schools beat 89% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $838 a month.
Compare 27106 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27106. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27106 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
27106 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27106: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27106: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27106: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27106: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27106 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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