Best PlacesCurrituck County, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Currituck County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Currituck County ranks 387th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Currituck County
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.
Currituck County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Currituck County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of counties
- QuietBetter than 92% of counties
Where Currituck County ranks low
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 3% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 29% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Currituck County
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Currituck County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,269, 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 Currituck County's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Currituck County
Currituck County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Currituck County.
Who works in Currituck County, and how
Work in Currituck County centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Currituck County
Currituck County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. The coast is about 33 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Currituck County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Currituck County growing, and who is moving in?
Currituck County has grown about 30% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Virginia Beach, VA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Currituck County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Currituck County, month by month
Currituck County sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 71° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Currituck County
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Currituck County
Schools across Currituck County average an A−, better than 94% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Grandy PrimaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Water's Edge Village SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden MiddleA · 61% proficient
- First Flight Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Moyock MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- The Jp Knapp Ech (i)schoolA+ · 91% proficient
- First Flight High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Currituck County HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Currituck County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Currituck County 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 Currituck County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Currituck County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of counties and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Currituck County
Is Currituck County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Currituck County ranks 387th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Currituck County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,843. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $97,269 median income, cost of living beats 94% of counties.
Is Currituck County safe?
Currituck County is safer than 54% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Currituck County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 33. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of counties.
Is Currituck County good for families?
Schools beat 94% of counties, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $723 a month.
Compare Currituck County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Currituck County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Currituck County 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.
Currituck County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Currituck County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Currituck County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Currituck County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Currituck County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Currituck County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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