Best PlacesBallantyne East, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ballantyne East, Charlotte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ballantyne East, Charlotte ranks 22nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ballantyne East, Charlotte
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.
Ballantyne East, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ballantyne East, Charlotte ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Ballantyne East, Charlotte ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ballantyne East, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ballantyne East, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $149,549, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Ballantyne East, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ballantyne East, Charlotte
Ballantyne East, Charlotte'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 Ballantyne East, Charlotte.
Who works in Ballantyne East, Charlotte, and how
Work in Ballantyne East, Charlotte centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ballantyne East, Charlotte
Ballantyne East, Charlotte has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ballantyne East, Charlotte and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ballantyne East, Charlotte, month by month
Ballantyne East, Charlotte sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Ballantyne East, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Ballantyne East, Charlotte
Schools across Ballantyne East, Charlotte average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hawk Ridge ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- Ballantyne ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Endhaven ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Community House MiddleA+ · 81% proficient
- South Charlotte MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ballantyne East, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ballantyne East, Charlotte 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 Ballantyne East, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ballantyne East, Charlotte
Is Ballantyne East, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ballantyne East, Charlotte ranks 22nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ballantyne East, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $672,125. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $149,549 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Ballantyne East, Charlotte safe?
Yes, Ballantyne East, Charlotte is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $323 per resident a year.
Compare Ballantyne East, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ballantyne East, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ballantyne East, Charlotte 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.
Ballantyne East, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ballantyne East, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ballantyne East, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ballantyne East, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ballantyne East, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ballantyne East, Charlotte 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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