Best PlacesKittrell, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kittrell, 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.
Kittrell ranks 25,867th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kittrell
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.
Kittrell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kittrell ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 67% of towns
Where Kittrell ranks low
- Short commute34.1 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 27% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 32% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kittrell
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kittrell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,055, 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 Kittrell'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kittrell
Kittrell runs younger 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 Kittrell.
Who works in Kittrell, and how
Work in Kittrell centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kittrell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kittrell.
What the weather is like in Kittrell, month by month
Kittrell sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Kittrell
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 31 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Kittrell
Schools across Kittrell average a C+, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Laurel Mill ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Tar River ElementaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Franklinton ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stem Early HighA+ · 69% proficient
- Terrell Lane MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Franklinton MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Vance Co Early CollegeA+ · 80% proficient
- Franklin County Early CollegeA · 78% proficient
- Franklinton HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kittrell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kittrell 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 Kittrell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kittrell
Is Kittrell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kittrell ranks 25,867th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on long commutes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kittrell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,047. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $73,055 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Kittrell safe?
Kittrell is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $479 per resident a year.
Compare Kittrell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kittrell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kittrell 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.
Kittrell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kittrell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kittrell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kittrell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kittrell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kittrell 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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