Best PlacesNorth Garrett Road, Durham, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Garrett Road, Durham, 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.
North Garrett Road, Durham ranks 242nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Garrett Road, Durham
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.
North Garrett Road, Durham's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Garrett Road, Durham ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where North Garrett Road, Durham ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Garrett Road, Durham
A household needs to earn about $141,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Garrett Road, Durham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $132,666; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 North Garrett Road, Durham's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 North Garrett Road, Durham
North Garrett Road, Durham's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 North Garrett Road, Durham.
Who works in North Garrett Road, Durham, and how
Work in North Garrett Road, Durham centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in North Garrett Road, Durham
North Garrett Road, Durham has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Garrett Road, Durham and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Garrett Road, Durham, month by month
North Garrett Road, Durham sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of North Garrett Road, Durham
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 12 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 North Garrett Road, Durham
Schools across North Garrett Road, Durham average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pearsontown ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Forest View ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
- Fpg ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Phillips MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Rogers-herr MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- City Of Medicine AcademyA · 78% proficient
- East Chapel Hill HighA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Garrett Road, Durham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Garrett Road, Durham 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 North Garrett Road, Durham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Garrett Road, Durham
Is North Garrett Road, Durham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Garrett Road, Durham ranks 242nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on an educated workforce, health care access, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Garrett Road, Durham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $536,655. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $132,666 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is North Garrett Road, Durham safe?
Yes, North Garrett Road, Durham is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $439 per resident a year.
Compare North Garrett Road, Durham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Garrett Road, Durham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Garrett Road, Durham 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.
North Garrett Road, Durham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Garrett Road, Durham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Garrett Road, Durham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Garrett Road, Durham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Garrett Road, Durham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Garrett Road, Durham 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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