Best Places27507, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27507, 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.
27507 ranks 19,742nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 27507
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.
27507's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27507 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 27507 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27507
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27507 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,919, 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 27507's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27507
27507 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27507.
Who works in 27507, and how
Work in 27507 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 27507
27507 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 27507 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27507, month by month
27507 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 27507
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 46 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 27507
Schools across 27507 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clarksville ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Stovall-shaw ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- New Hope ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern Granville MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Vance County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Vance Co Early CollegeA+ · 80% proficient
- Halifax County HighB+ · 51% proficient
- J. F. Webb HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27507 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27507 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 27507 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27507
Is 27507 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27507 ranks 19,742nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27507 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,436. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $77,919 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 27507 safe?
27507 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $512 per resident a year.
Compare 27507 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27507. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27507 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.
27507 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27507: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27507: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27507: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27507: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27507 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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