Best Places28348, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 28348, 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.
28348 ranks 15,471st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 28348
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.
28348's strengths and weaknesses
Where 28348 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 77% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 28348 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 27% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 28348
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 28348 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,029, 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 28348's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 28348
28348 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 28348.
Who works in 28348, and how
Work in 28348 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 28348
28348 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 28348 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 28348, month by month
28348 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 28348
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 28348
Schools across 28348 average a B, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stoney Point ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Gray's Creek ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Gallberry Farm ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gray's Creek MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Reid Ross Classical MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Hope Mills MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland International Early CollegeA+ · 83% proficient
- Cumberland PolytechnicA+ · 83% proficient
- Gray's Creek HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 28348 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
28348 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 28348 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 28348 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 28348
Is 28348 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 28348 ranks 15,471st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and few empty homes, and lowest on summer heat and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 28348 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,452. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,029 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 28348 safe?
28348 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 28348?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 33. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of zip codes.
Is 28348 good for families?
Schools beat 77% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $763 a month.
Compare 28348 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 28348. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 28348 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.
28348 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 28348: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 28348: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 28348: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 28348: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
28348 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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