Best PlacesCool Springs, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cool Springs, 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.
Cool Springs ranks 8,414th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cool 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.
Cool Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cool Springs ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Cool Springs ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 33% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 36% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cool Springs
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cool Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,501, 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 Cool Springs' effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Cool Springs
Cool Springs's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cool Springs.
Who works in Cool Springs, and how
Work in Cool Springs centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Cool Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cool Springs.
What the weather is like in Cool Springs, month by month
Cool Springs sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Cool Springs
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cool Springs
Schools across Cool Springs average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cool Spring ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Harmony ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Cooleemee ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakwood Middle Ib SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- North Iredell MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- South Davie MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Crossroads Arts Sciences Early CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Davie County Early College HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Rowan Co Early CollegeA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cool Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cool 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 Cool Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cool Springs
Is Cool Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cool Springs ranks 8,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and state finances, and lowest on walkability and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cool Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,083. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $68,501 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Cool Springs safe?
Yes, Cool Springs is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Cool Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cool Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cool 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.
Cool Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cool Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cool Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cool Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cool Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cool 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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