Best PlacesEmbro, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Embro, 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.
Embro ranks 48,001st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Embro
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.
Embro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Embro ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
Where Embro ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Embro
Embro runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Embro.
Who works in Embro, and how
Work in Embro centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Embro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Embro.
What the weather is like in Embro, month by month
Embro sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Embro
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 54 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 Embro
Schools across Embro average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vaughan ElementaryD · 18% proficient
- Mariam Boyd ElementaryF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warren County MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren Early College HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Embro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Embro 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 Embro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Embro
Is Embro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Embro ranks 48,001st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Embro safe?
Embro is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $849 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Embro?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 28. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of towns.
Compare Embro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Embro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Embro 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.
Embro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Embro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Embro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Embro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Embro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Embro 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.
- 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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