Best PlacesHassell, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hassell, 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.
Hassell ranks 48,653rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hassell
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.
Hassell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hassell ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Hassell ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hassell
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hassell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,744, 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 Hassell's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hassell
Hassell runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hassell.
Who works in Hassell, and how
Work in Hassell centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hassell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hassell.
What the weather is like in Hassell, month by month
Hassell sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Hassell
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hassell
Schools across Hassell average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Creek ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- South Creek HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hassell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hassell 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 Hassell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hassell
Is Hassell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hassell ranks 48,653rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on crime and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hassell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,238. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,744 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Hassell safe?
Hassell is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,050 per resident a year.
Compare Hassell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hassell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hassell 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.
Hassell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hassell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hassell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hassell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hassell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hassell 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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