WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in North Carolina

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
14 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in North Carolina

Charlotte, Charlotte is the top-rated neighborhood in North Carolina — rated "Good for now."

Top 25 Neighborhoods in North Carolina

#1

Charlotte

Good for now

Charlotte, NC

Price

$392K

Walk

82/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#2

Cary

Good for now

Cary, NC

Price

$373K

Walk

44/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#3

Charlotte

Good for now

Charlotte, NC

Price

$737K

Walk

70/100

Schools

7.4/10

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#4

Durham

Good for now

Durham, NC

Price

$414K

Walk

55/100

Schools

6.4/10

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#5

Charlotte

Good for now

Charlotte, NC

Price

$461K

Walk

17/100

Schools

8.6/10

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#6

Carrboro

Good for now

Carrboro, NC

Price

$380K

Walk

28/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#7

Winston-Salem

Good for now

Winston-Salem, NC

Price

$192K

Walk

32/100

Schools

7/10

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#8

Charlotte

Good for now

Charlotte, NC

Price

$375K

Walk

22/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#9

Charlotte

Good for now

Charlotte, NC

Price

$532K

Walk

19/100

Schools

7.5/10

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#10

Durham

Good for now

Durham, NC

Price

$363K

Walk

27/100

Schools

6.2/10

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#11

Matthews

Good for now

Matthews, NC

Price

$438K

Schools

8.2/10

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#12

Concord

Good for now

Concord, NC

Price

$233K

Schools

6.9/10

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#13

Chapel Hill

Good for now

Chapel Hill, NC

Price

$593K

Schools

7.1/10

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#14

Gastonia

Good for now

Gastonia, NC

Price

$153K

Walk

3/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#15

Raleigh

Think twice

Raleigh, NC

Price

$479K

Walk

47/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#16

Raleigh

Think twice

Raleigh, NC

Price

$425K

Walk

48/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#17

Asheville

Think twice

Asheville, NC

Price

$449K

Walk

44/100

Schools

6/10

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#18

Charlotte

Think twice

Charlotte, NC

Price

$1.3M

Walk

17/100

Schools

7.4/10

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#19

Huntersville

Think twice

Huntersville, NC

Price

$398K

Walk

9/100

Schools

7.6/10

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#20

Burlington

Think twice

Burlington, NC

Price

$218K

Schools

5.5/10

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#21

Raleigh

Think twice

Raleigh, NC

Price

$839K

Walk

25/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#22

Greensboro

Think twice

Greensboro, NC

Price

$122K

Walk

4/100

Schools

6.5/10

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#23

High Point

Think twice

High Point, NC

Price

$102K

Walk

6/100

Schools

6.3/10

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#24

Wilson

Think twice

Wilson, NC

Price

$135K

Walk

2/100

Schools

6.4/10

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#25

Fayetteville

Think twice

Fayetteville, NC

Price

$103K

Walk

22/100

Schools

6.6/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in North Carolina

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the North Carolina average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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