Best Places27964, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 27964, 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.
27964 ranks 22,192nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 27964
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.
27964's strengths and weaknesses
Where 27964 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 27964 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 27964
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 27964 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,186, 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 27964's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 27964
27964 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 27964.
Who works in 27964, and how
Work in 27964 centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 27964
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 27964, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 27964, month by month
27964 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 68° | 60° | 53° |
| July | 87° | 80° | 74° |
| October | 73° | 66° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 27964
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around 27964
Schools across 27964 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- First Flight Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Jarvisburg ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- First Flight Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Manteo Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Currituck County MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- The Jp Knapp Ech (i)schoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Manteo High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- First Flight High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 27964 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
27964 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 27964 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 27964
Is 27964 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 27964 ranks 22,192nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, state finances, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 27964 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,053. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $62,186 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 27964 safe?
27964 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $574 per resident a year.
Compare 27964 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 27964. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 27964 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.
27964 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 27964: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 27964: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 27964: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 27964: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
27964 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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