Best PlacesPope Air Force Base, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pope Air Force Base, 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.
Pope Air Force Base ranks 26,997th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pope Air Force Base
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.
Pope Air Force Base's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pope Air Force Base ranks high
- Short commute13.5 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
Where Pope Air Force Base ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Pope Air Force Base
Pope Air Force Base runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pope Air Force Base.
Who works in Pope Air Force Base, and how
Work in Pope Air Force Base centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Pope Air Force Base
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pope Air Force Base.
What the weather is like in Pope Air Force Base, month by month
Pope Air Force Base sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 78° | 64° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Pope Air Force Base
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pope Air Force Base
Schools across Pope Air Force Base average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reid Ross Classical MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Spring Lake MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland International Early CollegeA+ · 83% proficient
- Overhills HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Westover HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pope Air Force Base school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pope Air Force Base 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 Pope Air Force Base against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pope Air Force Base
Is Pope Air Force Base a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pope Air Force Base ranks 26,997th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pope Air Force Base safe?
Pope Air Force Base is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $675 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pope Air Force Base?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 32. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 7% of towns.
Compare Pope Air Force Base with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pope Air Force Base. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pope Air Force Base 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.
Pope Air Force Base detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pope Air Force Base: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pope Air Force Base: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pope Air Force Base: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pope Air Force Base: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pope Air Force Base 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.
- 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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