Best Places27707, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27707, 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.
27707 ranks 3,663rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27707
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.
27707's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27707 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 27707 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,198 a month, better than only 20% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 50% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27707
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27707 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,699, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 27707's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 27707
27707 runs younger 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 27707.
Who works in 27707, and how
Work in 27707 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 27707
27707 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 27707 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27707, month by month
27707 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 27707
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 10 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 27707
Schools across 27707 average a B+, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pearsontown ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Rashkis ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Morehead MontessoriB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Phillips MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Lakewood Montessori MiddleA · 66% proficient
- Rogers-herr MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- City Of Medicine AcademyA · 78% proficient
- East Chapel Hill HighA · 78% proficient
- J D Clement Early College HsA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27707 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27707 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 27707 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 27707 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 70% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 27707
Is 27707 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27707 ranks 3,663rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, and state finances, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27707 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $431,511. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $85,699 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 27707 safe?
27707 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $478 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 27707?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 32. That works out to about 90 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of zip codes.
Is 27707 good for families?
Schools beat 84% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $1,198 a month.
Compare 27707 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27707. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27707 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.
27707 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27707: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27707: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27707: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27707: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27707 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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