Best PlacesBecton Park, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Becton Park, Charlotte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Becton Park, Charlotte ranks 4,419th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Becton Park, 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.
Becton Park, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Becton Park, Charlotte ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB−, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Becton Park, Charlotte ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.1 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Becton Park, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Becton Park, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,315, 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 Becton Park, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Becton Park, Charlotte
Becton Park, Charlotte runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Becton Park, Charlotte.
Who works in Becton Park, Charlotte, and how
Work in Becton Park, Charlotte centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Becton Park, Charlotte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Becton Park, Charlotte.
What the weather is like in Becton Park, Charlotte, month by month
Becton Park, Charlotte sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Becton Park, Charlotte
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 14 miles away.
The best schools in and around Becton Park, Charlotte
Schools across Becton Park, Charlotte average a B−, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lebanon Road ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- J. H. Gunn ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Albemarle Road ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeast MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Albemarle Road MiddleC · 35% 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 Becton Park, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Becton Park, 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 Becton Park, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Becton Park, Charlotte
Is Becton Park, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Becton Park, Charlotte ranks 4,419th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Becton Park, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,772. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $55,315 median income, cost of living beats 28% of neighborhoods.
Is Becton Park, Charlotte safe?
Becton Park, Charlotte is safer than 25% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $696 per resident a year.
Compare Becton Park, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Becton Park, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Becton Park, 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.
Becton Park, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Becton Park, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Becton Park, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Becton Park, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Becton Park, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Becton Park, 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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