Best Places28792, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 28792, 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.
28792 ranks 10,205th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 28792
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.
28792's strengths and weaknesses
Where 28792 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 28792 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Household income$58,992 median, better than only 22% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 28792
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 28792 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,992, 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 28792's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 28792
28792 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 28792.
Who works in 28792, and how
Work in 28792 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, 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 28792
28792 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 28792 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 28792, month by month
28792 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 28792
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around 28792
Schools across 28792 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hendersonville ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Fairview ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- The Mountain Community SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rugby MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Polk County Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Cane Creek MiddleA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Henderson County Early CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Rutherford Early College High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Polk County Early CollegeA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 28792 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
28792 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 28792 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 28792 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 60% of zip codes and health care access beats 57%.
Common questions about living in 28792
Is 28792 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 28792 ranks 10,205th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay 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 28792 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,613. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $58,992 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 28792 safe?
Yes, 28792 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 28792?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 27. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Is 28792 good for families?
Schools beat 94% of zip codes, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $759 a month.
Compare 28792 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 28792. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 28792 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.
28792 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 28792: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 28792: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 28792: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 28792: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
28792 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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