Best PlacesSwanquarter, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swanquarter, 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.
Swanquarter ranks 49,174th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Swanquarter
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.
Swanquarter's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swanquarter ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
- Short commute22.5 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Swanquarter ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swanquarter
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swanquarter home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,193, 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 Swanquarter's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Swanquarter
Swanquarter's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Swanquarter.
Who works in Swanquarter, and how
Work in Swanquarter centers on agriculture & forestry and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Swanquarter
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swanquarter.
What the weather is like in Swanquarter, month by month
Swanquarter sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 72° | 63° | 55° |
| July | 88° | 81° | 75° |
| October | 77° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Swanquarter
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swanquarter
Schools across Swanquarter average a C, better than 31% of towns.
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 Swanquarter school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swanquarter 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 Swanquarter against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swanquarter
Is Swanquarter a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swanquarter ranks 49,174th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and clean air, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swanquarter expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,399. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $57,193 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Swanquarter safe?
Swanquarter is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,519 per resident a year.
Compare Swanquarter with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swanquarter. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swanquarter 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.
Swanquarter detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swanquarter: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swanquarter: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swanquarter: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swanquarter: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swanquarter 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.