Best Places27928, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27928, 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.
27928 ranks 28,861st 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 27928
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.
27928's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27928 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$627 a month, better than 83% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 27928 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute42.5 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27928
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27928 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,700, 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 27928's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 27928
27928 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 27928.
Who works in 27928, and how
Work in 27928 centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 27928
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 27928.
What the weather is like in 27928, month by month
27928 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 76° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 27928
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27928
Schools across 27928 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pocosin Innovative CharterB · 50% proficient
- Creswell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Tyrrell ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington County MiddleC− · 27% proficient
- Columbia MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington Early College HighA · 75% proficient
- Columbia HighC− · 30% proficient
- Washington County HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27928 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27928 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 27928 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27928
Is 27928 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27928 ranks 28,861st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27928 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,927. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $71,700 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 27928 safe?
27928 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $648 per resident a year.
Compare 27928 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27928. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27928 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.
27928 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27928: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27928: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27928: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27928: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27928 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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