Best PlacesPotters Hill, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Potters Hill, 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.
Potters Hill ranks 35,313th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Potters Hill
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.
Potters Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Potters Hill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 77% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of towns
Where Potters Hill ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Potters Hill
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Potters Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,745, 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 Potters Hill's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Potters Hill
Potters Hill'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 Potters Hill.
Who works in Potters Hill, and how
Work in Potters Hill centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Potters Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Potters Hill.
What the weather is like in Potters Hill, month by month
Potters Hill sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 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° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Potters Hill
The nearest airport, Albert J Ellis, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Potters Hill
Schools across Potters Hill average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Pink Hill ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Beulaville ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trexler MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Woodington MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Duplin Early College HighA− · 65% proficient
- Richlands HighB+ · 57% proficient
- South Lenoir HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Potters Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Potters Hill 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 Potters Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Potters Hill
Is Potters Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Potters Hill ranks 35,313th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on disaster risk and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Potters Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,281. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $58,745 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Potters Hill safe?
Potters Hill is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $464 per resident a year.
Compare Potters Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Potters Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Potters Hill 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.
Potters Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Potters Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Potters Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Potters Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Potters Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Potters Hill 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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