Best PlacesMarshallberg, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marshallberg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marshallberg ranks 29,554th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marshallberg
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.
Marshallberg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marshallberg ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
Where Marshallberg ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marshallberg
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marshallberg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,125, 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 Marshallberg's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Marshallberg
Marshallberg 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 Marshallberg.
Who works in Marshallberg, and how
Work in Marshallberg centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Marshallberg
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Marshallberg, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marshallberg, month by month
Marshallberg sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 73° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 88° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 78° | 68° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Marshallberg
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marshallberg
Schools across Marshallberg average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Down East Middle And Smyrna ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- East Carteret HighA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marshallberg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marshallberg 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 Marshallberg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marshallberg
Is Marshallberg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marshallberg ranks 29,554th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, good schools, and state finances, 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 Marshallberg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,989. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $77,125 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Marshallberg safe?
Yes, Marshallberg is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Marshallberg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marshallberg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marshallberg 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.
Marshallberg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marshallberg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marshallberg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marshallberg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marshallberg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marshallberg 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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