Best PlacesCollege Hill, Greensboro, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around College Hill, Greensboro, 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.
College Hill, Greensboro ranks 3,776th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in College Hill, Greensboro
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.
College Hill, Greensboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where College Hill, Greensboro ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where College Hill, Greensboro ranks low
- Household income$35,042 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in College Hill, Greensboro
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median College Hill, Greensboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,042, 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 College Hill, Greensboro's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 College Hill, Greensboro
College Hill, Greensboro runs younger 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 College Hill, Greensboro.
Who works in College Hill, Greensboro, and how
Work in College Hill, Greensboro centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in College Hill, Greensboro
College Hill, Greensboro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of College Hill, Greensboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in College Hill, Greensboro, month by month
College Hill, Greensboro sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of College Hill, Greensboro
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around College Hill, Greensboro
Schools across College Hill, Greensboro average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John Van Lindley ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Clara J Peck ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kiser MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Jackson MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Philip J Weaver Ed CenterA+ · 87% proficient
- Gc Middle College HighA · 70% proficient
- Uncg Early/middle CollegeA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every College Hill, Greensboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
College Hill, Greensboro 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 College Hill, Greensboro against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in College Hill, Greensboro
Is College Hill, Greensboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, College Hill, Greensboro ranks 3,776th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and short commutes, 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 College Hill, Greensboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,894. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $35,042 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is College Hill, Greensboro safe?
College Hill, Greensboro is safer than 51% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $523 per resident a year.
Compare College Hill, Greensboro with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to College Hill, Greensboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in College Hill, Greensboro 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.
College Hill, Greensboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for College Hill, Greensboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in College Hill, Greensboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of College Hill, Greensboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in College Hill, Greensboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
College Hill, Greensboro 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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