Best PlacesVarnamtown, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Varnamtown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Varnamtown ranks 24,257th 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 Varnamtown
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.
Varnamtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Varnamtown ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
Where Varnamtown ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 25% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Varnamtown
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Varnamtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,343, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Varnamtown's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Varnamtown
Varnamtown 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 Varnamtown.
Who works in Varnamtown, and how
Work in Varnamtown centers on agriculture & forestry and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Varnamtown
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Varnamtown, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Varnamtown, month by month
Varnamtown sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 73° | 64° | 56° |
| July | 89° | 82° | 76° |
| October | 77° | 68° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Varnamtown
The nearest airport, Wilmington International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Varnamtown
Schools across Varnamtown average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southport ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Virginia Williamson ElemB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Brunswick MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Cedar Grove MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Brunswick County Early CollegeA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Varnamtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Varnamtown 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 Varnamtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Varnamtown
Is Varnamtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Varnamtown ranks 24,257th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, good schools, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Varnamtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $365,455. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $70,343 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Varnamtown safe?
Yes, Varnamtown is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare Varnamtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Varnamtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Varnamtown 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.
Varnamtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Varnamtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Varnamtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Varnamtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Varnamtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Varnamtown 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.
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