Best PlacesBallantyne West, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ballantyne West, 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 West, Charlotte ranks 209th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ballantyne West, 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 West, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ballantyne West, Charlotte ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Ballantyne West, Charlotte ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ballantyne West, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ballantyne West, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $125,665; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 West, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ballantyne West, Charlotte
Ballantyne West, Charlotte runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ballantyne West, Charlotte.
Who works in Ballantyne West, Charlotte, and how
Work in Ballantyne West, 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 64%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ballantyne West, Charlotte
Ballantyne West, Charlotte has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Ballantyne West, Charlotte and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ballantyne West, Charlotte, month by month
Ballantyne West, Charlotte sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 42° | 30° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Ballantyne West, 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 West, Charlotte
Schools across Ballantyne West, Charlotte average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Elon Park ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Ballantyne ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Endhaven ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Community House MiddleA+ · 81% 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 West, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ballantyne West, 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 West, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ballantyne West, Charlotte
Is Ballantyne West, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ballantyne West, Charlotte ranks 209th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ballantyne West, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $509,225. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $125,665 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Ballantyne West, Charlotte safe?
Yes, Ballantyne West, Charlotte is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Ballantyne West, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ballantyne West, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ballantyne West, 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 West, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ballantyne West, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ballantyne West, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ballantyne West, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ballantyne West, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ballantyne West, 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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