Best PlacesSouth Creek, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Creek, 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.
South Creek ranks 49,216th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Creek
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.
South Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Creek ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
Where South Creek ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
Who lives in South Creek
South Creek 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 South Creek.
Who works in South Creek, and how
Work in South Creek centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Creek.
What the weather is like in South Creek, month by month
South Creek sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of South Creek
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Creek
Schools across South Creek average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- S W Snowden ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Northside HighB− · 43% proficient
- Pamlico County HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Creek 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 South Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Creek
Is South Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Creek ranks 49,216th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and short commutes, 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 South Creek safe?
South Creek is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,071 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Creek?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 35. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of towns.
Compare South Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Creek 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.
South Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Creek 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.
Your priorities
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