Best PlacesBonnerton, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bonnerton, 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.
Bonnerton ranks 44,082nd 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 Bonnerton
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.
Bonnerton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bonnerton ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
Where Bonnerton ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bonnerton
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bonnerton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,554, 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 Bonnerton's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Bonnerton
Bonnerton 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 Bonnerton.
Who works in Bonnerton, and how
Work in Bonnerton centers on mining & oil & gas and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bonnerton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bonnerton.
What the weather is like in Bonnerton, month by month
Bonnerton sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Bonnerton
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bonnerton
Schools across Bonnerton average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bath ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- S W Snowden ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaufort Co Early College HighA+ · 90% proficient
- Northside HighB− · 43% proficient
- Southside HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bonnerton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bonnerton 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 Bonnerton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bonnerton
Is Bonnerton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bonnerton ranks 44,082nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bonnerton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,200. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $59,554 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Bonnerton safe?
Bonnerton is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $679 per resident a year.
Compare Bonnerton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bonnerton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bonnerton 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.
Bonnerton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bonnerton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bonnerton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bonnerton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bonnerton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bonnerton 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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