Best PlacesLandfall, Wilmington, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Landfall, Wilmington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Landfall, Wilmington ranks 180th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Landfall, Wilmington
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.
Landfall, Wilmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Landfall, Wilmington ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
Where Landfall, Wilmington ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Landfall, Wilmington
A household needs to earn about $252,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Landfall, Wilmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $170,172, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Landfall, Wilmington's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Landfall, Wilmington
Landfall, Wilmington 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 Landfall, Wilmington.
Who works in Landfall, Wilmington, and how
Work in Landfall, Wilmington centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Landfall, Wilmington
Landfall, Wilmington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 5 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Landfall, Wilmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Landfall, Wilmington, month by month
Landfall, Wilmington sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Landfall, Wilmington
The nearest airport, Wilmington International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Landfall, Wilmington
Schools across Landfall, Wilmington average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dr Hubert Eaton Sr ElemA+ · 78% proficient
- Dr John Codington ElemA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- M C S Noble MiddleA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilmington Early College HighA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Landfall, Wilmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Landfall, Wilmington 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 Landfall, Wilmington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Landfall, Wilmington
Is Landfall, Wilmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Landfall, Wilmington ranks 180th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and civic engagement, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Landfall, Wilmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $988,070. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $170,172 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Landfall, Wilmington safe?
Yes, Landfall, Wilmington is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Landfall, Wilmington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Landfall, Wilmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Landfall, Wilmington 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.
Landfall, Wilmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Landfall, Wilmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Landfall, Wilmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Landfall, Wilmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Landfall, Wilmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Landfall, Wilmington 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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