Best Places27813, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27813, 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.
27813 ranks 18,452nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 27813
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.
27813's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27813 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 80% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 27813 ranks low
- Household income$48,740 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27813
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27813 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,740, 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 27813's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27813
27813 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27813.
Who works in 27813, and how
Work in 27813 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 27813
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 27813.
What the weather is like in 27813, month by month
27813 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 27813
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27813
Schools across 27813 average a B, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lee Woodard ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Speight MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilson Early College AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27813 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27813 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 27813 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27813
Is 27813 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27813 ranks 18,452nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, 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 27813 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,300. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $48,740 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 27813 safe?
Yes, 27813 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare 27813 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27813. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27813 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.
27813 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27813: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27813: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27813: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27813: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27813 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.