Best PlacesJoppa, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Joppa, 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.
Joppa ranks 32,521st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Joppa
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.
Joppa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Joppa ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
Where Joppa ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Joppa
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Joppa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,329, 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 Joppa's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Joppa
Joppa runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Joppa.
Who works in Joppa, and how
Work in Joppa centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Joppa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Joppa.
What the weather is like in Joppa, month by month
Joppa sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 76° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Joppa
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Joppa
Schools across Joppa average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hertford GrammarB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perquimans County MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Perquimans County HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Joppa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Joppa 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 Joppa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Joppa
Is Joppa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Joppa ranks 32,521st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Joppa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,600. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $65,329 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Joppa safe?
Joppa is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $519 per resident a year.
Compare Joppa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Joppa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Joppa 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.
Joppa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Joppa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Joppa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Joppa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Joppa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Joppa 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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