Best Places28334, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 28334, 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.
28334 ranks 24,152nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 28334
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.
28334's strengths and weaknesses
Where 28334 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$696 a month, better than 75% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 66% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 61% of zip codes
Where 28334 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Household income$54,163 median, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 28334
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 28334 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,163, 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 28334's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 28334
28334 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 28334.
Who works in 28334, and how
Work in 28334 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 28334
28334 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 28334 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 28334, month by month
28334 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 28334
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 28334
Schools across 28334 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Plain View ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- District No 7 ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Meadow SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Midway MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Hobbton MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Coats-erwin MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Sampson Early College HighA+ · 95% proficient
- Johnston Co Early College AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
- Cumberland International Early CollegeA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 28334 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
28334 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 28334 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 28334 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 28334
Is 28334 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 28334 ranks 24,152nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and affordable childcare, and lowest on an overheated housing market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 28334 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,900. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $54,163 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 28334 safe?
28334 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 28334?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 35. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 29% of zip codes.
Is 28334 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $696 a month.
Compare 28334 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 28334. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 28334 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.
28334 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 28334: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 28334: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 28334: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 28334: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
28334 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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