Best PlacesGrimesland, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grimesland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Grimesland ranks 15,232nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grimesland
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.
Grimesland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grimesland ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
Where Grimesland ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 36% of towns
- Cheap childcare$859 a month, better than only 41% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grimesland
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grimesland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,337, 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 Grimesland's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grimesland
Grimesland'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 Grimesland.
Who works in Grimesland, and how
Work in Grimesland centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Grimesland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grimesland.
What the weather is like in Grimesland, month by month
Grimesland sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Grimesland
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grimesland
Schools across Grimesland average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- ChicodA · 69% proficient
- Chocowinity PrimaryA · 65% proficient
- G R WhitfieldB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hope MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Chocowinity MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- D H Conley HighA− · 65% proficient
- Southside HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Washington HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grimesland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grimesland 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 Grimesland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grimesland
Is Grimesland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grimesland ranks 15,232nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grimesland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,762. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $74,337 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Grimesland safe?
Yes, Grimesland is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Grimesland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grimesland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grimesland 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.
Grimesland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grimesland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grimesland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grimesland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grimesland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grimesland 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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