Tower Heights

Kinston, NC · Lenoir County Schools · #45 in Kinston

Livability58.2/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools70.0
5 elementary nearby, avg 3.5/5
Services access72.3
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base27.9
23 mi to the gate · 63 min

Crime isn't folded into this score — it's only reported at the county level, not by neighborhood. See the county figure below.

Crime & safety

Violent crime for the county Tower Heights sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
753violent crimes / 100k
Well above the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Lenoir County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

What's reachable

Counts within a short drive of Tower Heights, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
17 4.7
Hospitals
4 2.7
Pediatricians
9 3.9
Dentists
38 4.1
Veterinarians
6 4.5
Self Storage
9 4.7
Moving Companies
8 4.0
Gyms & Fitness
17 4.5
Grocery Stores
91 4.3

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC
$1,521/mo

Same BAH applies to every neighborhood in the housing area — see the Kinston community guide for the full pay-grade table and the VA loan facts.

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