Best PlacesCaswell County, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Caswell County, 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.
Caswell County ranks 2,155th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Walkability pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Caswell County
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.
Caswell County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Caswell County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 87% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of counties
- QuietBetter than 87% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of counties
Where Caswell County ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 4% of counties
- Short commute30.6 minutes each way, better than only 13% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Caswell County
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Caswell County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,555, 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 Caswell County's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Caswell County
Caswell County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Caswell County.
Who works in Caswell County, and how
Work in Caswell County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Caswell County
Caswell County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Caswell County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Caswell County growing, and who is moving in?
Caswell County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Greensboro, NC.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Caswell County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Caswell County, month by month
Caswell County sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Caswell County
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Caswell County
Schools across Caswell County average a C, better than 42% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- North ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- South ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- N L Dillard MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartlett Yancey HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Caswell County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Caswell County 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 Caswell County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Caswell County suits
Common questions about living in Caswell County
Is Caswell County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Caswell County ranks 2,155th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Caswell County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,335. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,555 median income, cost of living beats 27% of counties.
Is Caswell County safe?
Caswell County is safer than 32% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $450 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Caswell County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 27. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 29% of counties.
Is Caswell County good for families?
Schools beat 42% of counties, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $738 a month.
Compare Caswell County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Caswell County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Caswell County 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.
Caswell County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Caswell County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Caswell County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Caswell County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Caswell County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Caswell County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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