Best PlacesSkippers Corner, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Skippers Corner, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Skippers Corner ranks 14,651st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Skippers Corner
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.
Skippers Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Skippers Corner ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of towns
Where Skippers Corner ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Skippers Corner
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Skippers Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,154, 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 Skippers Corner's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Skippers Corner
Skippers Corner'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 Skippers Corner.
Who works in Skippers Corner, and how
Work in Skippers Corner centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Skippers Corner
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Skippers Corner, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Skippers Corner, month by month
Skippers Corner sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Skippers Corner
The nearest airport, Wilmington International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Skippers Corner
Schools across Skippers Corner average an A−, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Castle Hayne ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holly Shelter MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilmington Early College HighA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Skippers Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Skippers Corner 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 Skippers Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Skippers Corner
Is Skippers Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Skippers Corner ranks 14,651st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Skippers Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $415,200. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $77,154 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Skippers Corner safe?
Yes, Skippers Corner is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $158 per resident a year.
Compare Skippers Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Skippers Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Skippers Corner 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.
Skippers Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Skippers Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Skippers Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Skippers Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Skippers Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Skippers Corner 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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