Best PlacesLumber Bridge, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lumber Bridge, 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.
Lumber Bridge ranks 39,580th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lumber Bridge
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.
Lumber Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lumber Bridge ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$638 a month, better than 74% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 72% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Lumber Bridge ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$47,789 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lumber Bridge
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lumber Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,789, 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 Lumber Bridge's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Lumber Bridge
Lumber Bridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lumber Bridge.
Who works in Lumber Bridge, and how
Work in Lumber Bridge centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lumber Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lumber Bridge.
What the weather is like in Lumber Bridge, month by month
Lumber Bridge sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Lumber Bridge
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lumber Bridge
Schools across Lumber Bridge average a B−, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandy Grove ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Parkton ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Rex-rennert ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy Grove MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Saint Pauls MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Psrc Early College At RccA+ · 93% proficient
- Sandhoke Early College HighA+ · 82% proficient
- Saint Pauls HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lumber Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lumber Bridge 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 Lumber Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lumber Bridge
Is Lumber Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lumber Bridge ranks 39,580th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lumber Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,585. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $47,789 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Lumber Bridge safe?
Lumber Bridge is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
Compare Lumber Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lumber Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lumber Bridge 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.
Lumber Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lumber Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lumber Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lumber Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lumber Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lumber Bridge 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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