Best Places27379, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27379, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
27379 ranks 28,591st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 27379
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.
27379's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27379 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$738 a month, better than 68% of zip codes
Where 27379 ranks low
- Household income$44,572 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27379
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27379 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $44,572; 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 27379's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 27379
27379 runs older than the country, 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 27379.
Who works in 27379, and how
Work in 27379 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 27379
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 27379.
What the weather is like in 27379, month by month
27379 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 27379
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27379
Schools across 27379 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- South ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Oakwood ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- N L Dillard MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartlett Yancey HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27379 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27379 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 27379 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27379
Is 27379 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27379 ranks 28,591st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27379 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,680. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $44,572 median income, cost of living beats 9% of zip codes.
Is 27379 safe?
27379 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $661 per resident a year.
Compare 27379 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27379. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27379 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.
27379 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27379: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27379: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27379: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27379: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27379 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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