Best PlacesBroadway, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Broadway, 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.
Broadway ranks 15,083rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Broadway
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.
Broadway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Broadway ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Broadway ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 30% of towns
- Short commute30.4 minutes each way, better than only 31% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 36% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Broadway
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broadway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,322, 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 Broadway's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Broadway
Broadway runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Broadway.
Who works in Broadway, and how
Work in Broadway centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Broadway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Broadway.
What the weather is like in Broadway, month by month
Broadway sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Broadway
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Broadway
Schools across Broadway average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tramway ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Benhaven ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Highland ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Harnett MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Highland MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- East Lee MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee Early CollegeA+ · 90% proficient
- Western Harnett HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broadway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broadway 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 Broadway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Broadway
Is Broadway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broadway ranks 15,083rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Broadway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,084. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $71,322 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Broadway safe?
Yes, Broadway is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Broadway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broadway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broadway 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.
Broadway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broadway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broadway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broadway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broadway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broadway 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.