Best PlacesHexlena, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hexlena, 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.
Hexlena ranks 27,450th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hexlena
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.
Hexlena's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hexlena ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Hexlena ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hexlena
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hexlena home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,929, 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 Hexlena's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hexlena
Hexlena 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 Hexlena.
Who works in Hexlena, and how
Work in Hexlena centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hexlena
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hexlena.
What the weather is like in Hexlena, month by month
Hexlena sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Hexlena
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hexlena
Schools across Hexlena average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Aulander ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bertie MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Bertie Early College HighA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hexlena school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hexlena 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 Hexlena against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hexlena
Is Hexlena a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hexlena ranks 27,450th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hexlena expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,600. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $71,929 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is Hexlena safe?
Hexlena is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $730 per resident a year.
Compare Hexlena with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hexlena. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hexlena 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.
Hexlena detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hexlena: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hexlena: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hexlena: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hexlena: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hexlena 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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