Best Places27858, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27858, 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.
27858 ranks 10,483rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27858
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.
27858's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27858 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 27858 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 37% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 37% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27858
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27858 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,750, 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 27858'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27858
27858 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 27858.
Who works in 27858, and how
Work in 27858 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 27858
27858 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 27858 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27858, month by month
27858 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 27858
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27858
Schools across 27858 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- ChicodA · 69% proficient
- Wintergreen IntermediateA · 68% proficient
- G R WhitfieldB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hope MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- E B Aycock MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- C M Eppes MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Innovation Early College HighA+ · 90% proficient
- D H Conley HighA− · 65% proficient
- Junius H Rose HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27858 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27858 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 27858 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 27858 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 27858
Is 27858 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27858 ranks 10,483rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27858 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,181. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $73,750 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 27858 safe?
27858 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $458 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 27858?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 35. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 41% of zip codes.
Is 27858 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $878 a month.
Compare 27858 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27858. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27858 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.
27858 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27858: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27858: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27858: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27858: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27858 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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