Best Places28387, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 28387, 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.
28387 ranks 7,839th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 28387
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.
28387's strengths and weaknesses
Where 28387 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 28387 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 28387
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 28387 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,301, 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 28387's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 28387
28387's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 28387.
Who works in 28387, and how
Work in 28387 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 28387
28387 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 28387 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 28387, month by month
28387 sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 42° | 30° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 28387
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around 28387
Schools across 28387 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pinehurst ElementaryA+ · 74% proficient
- Mcdeeds Creek ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Vass-lakeview ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Pine MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- New Century MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Crain's Creek MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Union Pines HighA− · 66% proficient
- Pinecrest HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 28387 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
28387 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 28387 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 28387
Is 28387 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 28387 ranks 7,839th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 28387 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $435,234. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $84,301 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 28387 safe?
28387 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $460 per resident a year.
Compare 28387 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 28387. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 28387 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.
28387 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 28387: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 28387: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 28387: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 28387: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
28387 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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