Best PlacesSharpsburg, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sharpsburg, 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.
Sharpsburg ranks 30,858th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sharpsburg
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.
Sharpsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sharpsburg ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
Where Sharpsburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sharpsburg
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sharpsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,165, 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 Sharpsburg's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sharpsburg.
Who works in Sharpsburg, and how
Work in Sharpsburg centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sharpsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sharpsburg.
What the weather is like in Sharpsburg, month by month
Sharpsburg sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 42° | 31° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Sharpsburg
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sharpsburg
Schools across Sharpsburg average a B+, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frederick Douglass ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Coopers ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- G W Bulluck ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elm City MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Nash Central MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- West Edgecombe MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilson Early College AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
- Nrm Early College High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Edgecombe Early College HighA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sharpsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sharpsburg
Is Sharpsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sharpsburg ranks 30,858th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, good schools, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sharpsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,470. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,165 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Sharpsburg safe?
Sharpsburg is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $663 per resident a year.
Compare Sharpsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sharpsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sharpsburg 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.
Sharpsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sharpsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sharpsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sharpsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sharpsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sharpsburg 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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