Best Places28625, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 28625, 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.
28625 ranks 9,382nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 28625
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.
28625's strengths and weaknesses
Where 28625 ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 28625 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Household income$68,175 median, better than only 39% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 28625
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 28625 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,175, 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 28625's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 28625
28625's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 28625.
Who works in 28625, and how
Work in 28625 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 28625
28625 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 28625 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 28625, month by month
28625 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 28625
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 28625
Schools across 28625 average an A−, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Cool Spring ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Sharon ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakwood Middle Ib SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- East Alexander MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- North Iredell MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Crossroads Arts Sciences Early CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Davie County Early College HighA+ · 83% proficient
- North Iredell HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 28625 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
28625 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 28625 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 28625 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 28625
Is 28625 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 28625 ranks 9,382nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 28625 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,613. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,175 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 28625 safe?
Yes, 28625 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 28625?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 30. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of zip codes.
Is 28625 good for families?
Schools beat 95% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $877 a month.
Compare 28625 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 28625. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 28625 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.
28625 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 28625: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 28625: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 28625: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 28625: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
28625 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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