Best PlacesMorgans Corners, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morgans Corners, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Morgans Corners ranks 35,070th 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 Morgans Corners
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.
Morgans Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Morgans Corners ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$661 a month, better than 71% of towns
Where Morgans Corners ranks low
- Short commute39.9 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Morgans Corners
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morgans Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,540, 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 Morgans Corners' effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Morgans Corners
Morgans Corners's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Morgans Corners.
Who works in Morgans Corners, and how
Work in Morgans Corners centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Morgans Corners
The coast is about 46 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Morgans Corners, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Morgans Corners, month by month
Morgans Corners sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Morgans Corners
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Morgans Corners
Schools across Morgans Corners average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grandy PrimaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Northside ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden IntermediateA · 60% proficient
- Elizabeth City MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Camden County HighA− · 63% proficient
- Pasquotank County HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Morgans Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morgans Corners 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 Morgans Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Morgans Corners
Is Morgans Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morgans Corners ranks 35,070th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and cell coverage, and lowest on long commutes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Morgans Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,019. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $72,540 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Morgans Corners safe?
Morgans Corners is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $384 per resident a year.
Compare Morgans Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morgans Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morgans Corners 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.
Morgans Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morgans Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morgans Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morgans Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morgans Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morgans Corners 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.
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