Best PlacesBunn, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bunn, 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.
Bunn ranks 25,460th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bunn
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.
Bunn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bunn ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 77% of towns
Where Bunn ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bunn
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bunn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,681, 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 Bunn's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bunn
Bunn'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 Bunn.
Who works in Bunn, and how
Work in Bunn centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bunn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bunn.
What the weather is like in Bunn, month by month
Bunn sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Bunn
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 30 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bunn
Schools across Bunn average a B, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Edward Best ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Bunn ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
- Louisburg ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bunn MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin County Early CollegeA · 78% proficient
- Bunn HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bunn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bunn 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 Bunn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bunn
Is Bunn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bunn ranks 25,460th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bunn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,599. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $52,681 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Bunn safe?
Yes, Bunn is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
Compare Bunn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bunn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bunn 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.
Bunn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bunn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bunn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bunn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bunn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bunn 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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