Best PlacesGrape Creek, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grape Creek, 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.
Grape Creek ranks 24,270th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grape Creek
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.
Grape Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grape Creek ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Grape Creek ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grape Creek
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grape Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $57,619; 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 Grape Creek's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Grape Creek
Grape Creek runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grape Creek.
Who works in Grape Creek, and how
Work in Grape Creek centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grape Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grape Creek.
What the weather is like in Grape Creek, month by month
Grape Creek sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Grape Creek
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grape Creek
Schools across Grape Creek average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Murphy ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Ranger Elementary/middleB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Murphy MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Tri-county Early College HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grape Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grape Creek
Is Grape Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grape Creek ranks 24,270th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grape Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,004. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $57,619 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Grape Creek safe?
Yes, Grape Creek is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Grape Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grape Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grape Creek 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.
Grape Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grape Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grape Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grape Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grape Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grape Creek 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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