Snug Harbor

New Bern, NC · Craven County Schools · #17 in New Bern

Livability74.4/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools86.0
7 elementary nearby, avg 4.3/5
Services access74.5
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base60.7
15 mi to the gate · 40 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 Snug Harbor sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
249violent crimes / 100k
Well below the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Craven 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 Snug Harbor, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
18 4.6
Hospitals
0 2.8
Pediatricians
12 4.4
Dentists
53 4.7
Veterinarians
7 4.5
Self Storage
7 4.4
Moving Companies
23 4.0
Gyms & Fitness
19 4.8
Grocery Stores
39 4.3

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · MOREHEAD/CHERRY PT MCAS, NC
$1,851/mo

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

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