Best PlacesVanceboro, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vanceboro, 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.
Vanceboro ranks 41,001st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Vanceboro
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.
Vanceboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vanceboro ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 75% of towns
- QuietBetter than 72% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of towns
Where Vanceboro ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$54,266 median, better than only 18% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vanceboro
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vanceboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,266, 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 Vanceboro's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Vanceboro
Vanceboro's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Vanceboro.
Who works in Vanceboro, and how
Work in Vanceboro centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Vanceboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vanceboro.
What the weather is like in Vanceboro, month by month
Vanceboro sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Vanceboro
The nearest airport, Coastal Carolina Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vanceboro
Schools across Vanceboro average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- ChicodA · 69% proficient
- Chocowinity PrimaryA · 65% proficient
- Bridgeton ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chocowinity MiddleB · 43% proficient
- West Craven MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Craven Early College HighA · 75% proficient
- D H Conley HighA− · 65% proficient
- Southside HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vanceboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vanceboro 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 Vanceboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vanceboro
Is Vanceboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vanceboro ranks 41,001st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and clean air, and lowest on disaster risk and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vanceboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,835. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $54,266 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Vanceboro safe?
Vanceboro is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $414 per resident a year.
Compare Vanceboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vanceboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vanceboro 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.
Vanceboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vanceboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vanceboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vanceboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vanceboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vanceboro 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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