Best Places27910, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27910, 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.
27910 ranks 28,916th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27910
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.
27910's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27910 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$680 a month, better than 76% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 27910 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Household income$49,052 median, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27910
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27910 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,052, 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 27910's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 27910
27910 runs older 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 27910.
Who works in 27910, and how
Work in 27910 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 27910
27910 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 27910 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27910, month by month
27910 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 27910
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27910
Schools across 27910 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bearfield PrimaryC− · 28% proficient
- Ahoskie ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
- Colerain ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chowan MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Bertie MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Hertford County MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Hertford Co Early CollegeA · 70% proficient
- Bertie Early College HighA− · 67% proficient
- Cs Brown High - Stem ProgramB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27910 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27910 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 27910 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27910
Is 27910 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27910 ranks 28,916th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27910 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,096. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $49,052 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 27910 safe?
27910 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $800 per resident a year.
Compare 27910 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27910. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27910 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.
27910 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27910: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27910: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27910: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27910: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27910 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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