Best PlacesTarboro, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tarboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tarboro ranks 37,777th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tarboro
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.
Tarboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tarboro ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where Tarboro ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tarboro
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tarboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,029, 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 Tarboro's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tarboro
Tarboro runs younger than the country, 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 Tarboro.
Who works in Tarboro, and how
Work in Tarboro centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tarboro
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Tarboro, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tarboro, month by month
Tarboro sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Tarboro
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tarboro
Schools across Tarboro average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodbine Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Waynesville Primary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Nahunta Primary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Glynn AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Brantley County High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Charlton County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tarboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tarboro 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 Tarboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tarboro
Is Tarboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tarboro ranks 37,777th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, civic engagement, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tarboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,400. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $66,029 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Tarboro safe?
Yes, Tarboro is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Tarboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tarboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tarboro 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.
Tarboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tarboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tarboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tarboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tarboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tarboro 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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