Best PlacesWinterville, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winterville, 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.
Winterville ranks 785th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Winterville
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.
Winterville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winterville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 95% of cities
- QuietBetter than 92% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 90% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of cities
Where Winterville ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 16% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Winterville
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winterville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,504, 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 Winterville's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Winterville
Winterville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winterville.
Who works in Winterville, and how
Work in Winterville centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Winterville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winterville.
What the weather is like in Winterville, month by month
Winterville sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Winterville
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winterville
Schools across Winterville average a B+, better than 70% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- ChicodA · 69% proficient
- Wintergreen IntermediateA · 68% proficient
- Ridgewood ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hope MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- A G Cox MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Ayden MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Pcs Early College High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- D H Conley HighA− · 65% proficient
- Junius H Rose HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winterville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winterville 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 Winterville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Winterville suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Winterville
Is Winterville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winterville ranks 785th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winterville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,856. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $87,504 median income, cost of living beats 58% of cities.
Is Winterville safe?
Yes, Winterville is safer than 61% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Winterville?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 35. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 37% of cities.
Is Winterville good for families?
Schools beat 70% of cities, crime safety beats 61%, and childcare runs $878 a month.
Compare Winterville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winterville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winterville 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.
Winterville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winterville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winterville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winterville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winterville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winterville 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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