Best PlacesHallsboro, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hallsboro, 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.
Hallsboro ranks 33,429th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hallsboro
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.
Hallsboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hallsboro ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap childcare$627 a month, better than 76% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 69% of towns
Where Hallsboro ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hallsboro
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hallsboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,742, 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 Hallsboro's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Hallsboro
Hallsboro runs older than the country, 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 Hallsboro.
Who works in Hallsboro, and how
Work in Hallsboro centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hallsboro
The coast is about 56 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hallsboro, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hallsboro, month by month
Hallsboro sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Hallsboro
The nearest airport, Wilmington International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hallsboro
Schools across Hallsboro average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Edgewood ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Hallsboro-artesia ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Whiteville HighB+ · 55% proficient
- East Columbus Junior-senior HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hallsboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hallsboro 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 Hallsboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hallsboro
Is Hallsboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hallsboro ranks 33,429th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on disaster risk and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hallsboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,646. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,742 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Hallsboro safe?
Hallsboro is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
Compare Hallsboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hallsboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hallsboro 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.
Hallsboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hallsboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hallsboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hallsboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hallsboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hallsboro 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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