Best PlacesCajahs Mountain, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cajahs Mountain, 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.
Cajahs Mountain ranks 29,498th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cajahs Mountain
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.
Cajahs Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cajahs Mountain ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of towns
Where Cajahs Mountain ranks low
- Household income$50,459 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cajahs Mountain
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cajahs Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,459, 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 Cajahs Mountain'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 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 Cajahs Mountain
Cajahs Mountain runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cajahs Mountain.
Who works in Cajahs Mountain, and how
Work in Cajahs Mountain centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cajahs Mountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cajahs Mountain.
What the weather is like in Cajahs Mountain, month by month
Cajahs Mountain sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Cajahs Mountain
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 55 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 Cajahs Mountain
Schools across Cajahs Mountain average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Baton ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Hudson ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Gamewell ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hudson MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Gamewell MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Caldwell Early CollegeA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cajahs Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cajahs Mountain 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 Cajahs Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cajahs Mountain
Is Cajahs Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cajahs Mountain ranks 29,498th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cajahs Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,992. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $50,459 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Cajahs Mountain safe?
Yes, Cajahs Mountain is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Cajahs Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cajahs Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cajahs Mountain 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.
Cajahs Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cajahs Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cajahs Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cajahs Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cajahs Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cajahs Mountain 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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