Best PlacesBridgeton, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bridgeton, 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.
Bridgeton ranks 45,313th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bridgeton
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.
Bridgeton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bridgeton ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
Where Bridgeton ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$40,289 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bridgeton
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bridgeton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $40,289; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Bridgeton'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bridgeton
Bridgeton runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Bridgeton.
Who works in Bridgeton, and how
Work in Bridgeton centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bridgeton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bridgeton.
What the weather is like in Bridgeton, month by month
Bridgeton sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Bridgeton
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bridgeton
Schools across Bridgeton average a B, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brinson Memorial ElementaryB+ · 50% proficient
- Bridgeton ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grover C Fields MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- West Craven MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Craven Early College HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bridgeton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bridgeton 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 Bridgeton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bridgeton
Is Bridgeton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bridgeton ranks 45,313th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Bridgeton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,244. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $40,289 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Bridgeton safe?
Bridgeton is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $516 per resident a year.
Compare Bridgeton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bridgeton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bridgeton 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.
Bridgeton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bridgeton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bridgeton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bridgeton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bridgeton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bridgeton 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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