Best Places27916, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27916, 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.
27916 ranks 12,947th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27916
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.
27916's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27916 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 27916 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Short commute36.3 minutes each way, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27916
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27916 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,206, 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 27916's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 27916
27916 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 27916.
Who works in 27916, and how
Work in 27916 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 27916
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 27916, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27916, month by month
27916 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 71° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 27916
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27916
Schools across 27916 average a B+, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- W T Griggs ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Currituck County MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- The Jp Knapp Ech (i)schoolA+ · 91% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27916 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27916 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 27916 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27916
Is 27916 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27916 ranks 12,947th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27916 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,874. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $74,206 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 27916 safe?
27916 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare 27916 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27916. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27916 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.
27916 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27916: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27916: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27916: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27916: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27916 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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