Best Places27577, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27577, 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.
27577 ranks 15,988th 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 27577
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.
27577's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27577 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 74% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 71% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 27577 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27577
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27577 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,500, 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 27577's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27577
27577's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27577.
Who works in 27577, and how
Work in 27577 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 27577
27577 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 27577 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27577, month by month
27577 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 27577
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 35 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 27577
Schools across 27577 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Level ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Polenta ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Princeton ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- The Innovation Academy At South CampusA · 61% proficient
- Rosewood MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Four Oaks MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Johnston County Schools Career TechnicalA+ · 88% proficient
- Johnston Co Early College AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
- Cleveland HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27577 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27577 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 27577 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 27577 suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in 27577
Is 27577 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27577 ranks 15,988th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27577 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,616. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $71,500 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 27577 safe?
27577 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $426 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 27577?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 34. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 27577 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $890 a month.
Compare 27577 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27577. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27577 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.
27577 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27577: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27577: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27577: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27577: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27577 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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