Best PlacesBiscoe, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Biscoe, 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.
Biscoe ranks 42,093rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Biscoe
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.
Biscoe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Biscoe ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of towns
Where Biscoe ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$45,059 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Biscoe
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Biscoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,059, 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 Biscoe's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Biscoe
Biscoe runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Biscoe.
Who works in Biscoe, and how
Work in Biscoe centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Biscoe
Biscoe has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Biscoe and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Biscoe, month by month
Biscoe sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Biscoe
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Biscoe
Schools across Biscoe average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West End ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Star ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Green Ridge ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Pine MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Elise MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- East MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Pinecrest HighA− · 65% proficient
- North Moore HighB− · 43% proficient
- Montgomery Central HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Biscoe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Biscoe 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 Biscoe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Biscoe
Is Biscoe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Biscoe ranks 42,093rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, 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 Biscoe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,008. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $45,059 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Biscoe safe?
Biscoe is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare Biscoe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Biscoe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Biscoe 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.
Biscoe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Biscoe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Biscoe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Biscoe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Biscoe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Biscoe 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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