Best PlacesTyrrell County, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tyrrell County, 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.
Tyrrell County ranks 3,101st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in Tyrrell County
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.
Tyrrell County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyrrell County ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of counties
- QuietBetter than 88% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 87% of counties
- Cheap childcare$526 a month, better than 86% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of counties
Where Tyrrell County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Household income$43,684 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Short commute34.2 minutes each way, better than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tyrrell County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyrrell County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $43,684; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Tyrrell County's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tyrrell County
Tyrrell County 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 Tyrrell County.
Who works in Tyrrell County, and how
Work in Tyrrell County centers on other services and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tyrrell County
The coast is about 55 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Tyrrell County, which the map shows.
Is Tyrrell County growing, and who is moving in?
Tyrrell County has lost about 15% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Raleigh, NC.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tyrrell County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tyrrell County, month by month
Tyrrell County sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 76° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Tyrrell County
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyrrell County
Schools across Tyrrell County average a C−, better than 22% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Creswell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Northeast ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Tyrrell ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbia MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington Early College HighA · 75% proficient
- Northside HighB− · 43% proficient
- Columbia HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyrrell County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyrrell County 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 Tyrrell County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Tyrrell County
Is Tyrrell County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyrrell County ranks 3,101st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on disaster risk and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tyrrell County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,647. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $43,684 median income, cost of living beats 3% of counties.
Is Tyrrell County safe?
Tyrrell County is safer than 5% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $806 per resident a year.
Compare Tyrrell County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyrrell County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyrrell County 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.
Tyrrell County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyrrell County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyrrell County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyrrell County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyrrell County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyrrell County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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