Best PlacesSalter Path, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Salter Path, 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.
Salter Path ranks 25,738th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Salter Path
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.
Salter Path's strengths and weaknesses
Where Salter Path ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
Where Salter Path ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Salter Path
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Salter Path home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,000, 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 Salter Path's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Salter Path
Salter Path 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 Salter Path.
Who works in Salter Path, and how
Work in Salter Path centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Salter Path
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Salter Path, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Salter Path, month by month
Salter Path sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 88° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Salter Path
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Salter Path
Schools across Salter Path average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Oak ElementaryA+ · 74% proficient
- Morehead City PrimaryA− · 58% proficient
- Morehead Elem At Camp GlennA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Broad Creek MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- Croatan HighA · 73% proficient
- West Carteret HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Salter Path school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Salter Path 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 Salter Path against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Salter Path
Is Salter Path a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Salter Path ranks 25,738th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Salter Path expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $495,900. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $80,000 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Salter Path safe?
Salter Path is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare Salter Path with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Salter Path. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Salter Path 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.
Salter Path detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Salter Path: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Salter Path: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Salter Path: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Salter Path: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Salter Path 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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