Best Places27879, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27879, 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.
27879 ranks 8,028th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27879
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.
27879's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27879 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 27879 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27879
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27879 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,581, 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 27879's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27879
27879 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27879.
Who works in 27879, and how
Work in 27879 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. 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 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 27879
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 27879.
What the weather is like in 27879, month by month
27879 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 27879
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27879
Schools across 27879 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Hope MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- D H Conley HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27879 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27879 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 27879 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27879
Is 27879 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27879 ranks 8,028th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on disaster risk and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27879 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,427. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $97,581 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 27879 safe?
27879 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $619 per resident a year.
Compare 27879 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27879. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27879 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.
27879 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27879: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27879: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27879: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27879: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27879 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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