Best PlacesDilworth, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dilworth, Charlotte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dilworth, Charlotte ranks 112th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dilworth, Charlotte
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.
Dilworth, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dilworth, Charlotte ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Dilworth, Charlotte ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Dilworth, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dilworth, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,242, 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 Dilworth, Charlotte'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dilworth, Charlotte
Dilworth, Charlotte 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 Dilworth, Charlotte.
Who works in Dilworth, Charlotte, and how
Work in Dilworth, Charlotte centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Dilworth, Charlotte
Dilworth, Charlotte has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Dilworth, Charlotte and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dilworth, Charlotte, month by month
Dilworth, Charlotte sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Dilworth, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 6 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 Dilworth, Charlotte
Schools across Dilworth, Charlotte average an A, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dilworth Elementary School: Latta CampusA+ · 75% proficient
- Charles H. Parker Academic CenterB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Alexander Graham MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Sedgefield MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dilworth, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dilworth, Charlotte 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 Dilworth, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Dilworth, Charlotte
Is Dilworth, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dilworth, Charlotte ranks 112th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, good schools, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dilworth, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $641,790. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $138,242 median income, cost of living beats 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Dilworth, Charlotte safe?
Dilworth, Charlotte is safer than 16% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $800 per resident a year.
Compare Dilworth, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dilworth, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dilworth, Charlotte 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.
Dilworth, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dilworth, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dilworth, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dilworth, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dilworth, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dilworth, Charlotte 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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