Best PlacesBladenboro, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bladenboro, 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.
Bladenboro ranks 33,962nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bladenboro
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.
Bladenboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bladenboro ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Bladenboro ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 28% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bladenboro
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bladenboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,995, 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 Bladenboro's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bladenboro
Bladenboro's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bladenboro.
Who works in Bladenboro, and how
Work in Bladenboro 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 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bladenboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bladenboro.
What the weather is like in Bladenboro, month by month
Bladenboro sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Bladenboro
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bladenboro
Schools across Bladenboro average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dublin PrimaryC · 33% proficient
- Bladenboro PrimaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Chadbourn ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Clarkton School Of DiscoveryC · 33% proficient
- Bladenboro MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Whiteville HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Columbus Career And College AcademyB · 47% proficient
- East Bladen HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bladenboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bladenboro 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 Bladenboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bladenboro
Is Bladenboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bladenboro ranks 33,962nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bladenboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $114,525. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $64,995 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Bladenboro safe?
Bladenboro is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
Compare Bladenboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bladenboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bladenboro 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.
Bladenboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bladenboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bladenboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bladenboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bladenboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bladenboro 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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