Best Places27258, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27258, 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.
27258 ranks 10,280th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 27258
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.
27258's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27258 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$645 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 27258 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 39% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27258
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27258 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,352, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 27258's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27258
27258 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27258.
Who works in 27258, and how
Work in 27258 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 27258
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 27258.
What the weather is like in 27258, month by month
27258 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 54, 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 | 54° | 41° | 29° |
| April | 76° | 61° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 27258
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 33 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 27258
Schools across 27258 average a B, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Audrey W. Garrett ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Alexander Wilson ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- B. Everett Jordan ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hawfields MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Southern Alamance MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Woodlawn MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Abss Early College At AccA+ · 87% proficient
- Southern Alamance HighA− · 63% proficient
- Eastern Alamance HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27258 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27258 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 27258 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27258
Is 27258 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27258 ranks 10,280th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27258 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,691. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,352 median income, cost of living beats 63% of zip codes.
Is 27258 safe?
27258 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare 27258 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27258. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27258 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.
27258 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27258: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27258: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27258: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27258: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27258 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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