Best PlacesConnelly Springs, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Connelly Springs, 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.
Connelly Springs ranks 18,668th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Connelly Springs
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.
Connelly Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Connelly Springs ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Connelly Springs ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$58,745 median, better than only 25% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 30% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 30% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Connelly Springs
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Connelly Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,745, 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 Connelly Springs' effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Connelly Springs
Connelly Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Connelly Springs.
Who works in Connelly Springs, and how
Work in Connelly Springs centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Connelly Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Connelly Springs.
What the weather is like in Connelly Springs, month by month
Connelly Springs sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Connelly Springs
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 48 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 Connelly Springs
Schools across Connelly Springs average an A−, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Icard ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Valdese ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Mull ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage MiddleA · 64% proficient
- East Burke MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Liberty MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Burke Middle CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Connelly Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Connelly Springs 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 Connelly Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Connelly Springs
Is Connelly Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Connelly Springs ranks 18,668th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Connelly Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,888. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,745 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Connelly Springs safe?
Yes, Connelly Springs is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Connelly Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Connelly Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Connelly Springs 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.
Connelly Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Connelly Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Connelly Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Connelly Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Connelly Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Connelly Springs 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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