Best PlacesEldorado, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eldorado, 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.
Eldorado ranks 28,436th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eldorado
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.
Eldorado's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eldorado ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
Where Eldorado ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$51,295 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 26% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 27% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eldorado
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eldorado home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,295, 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 Eldorado's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eldorado
Eldorado'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 Eldorado.
Who works in Eldorado, and how
Work in Eldorado centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Eldorado
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eldorado.
What the weather is like in Eldorado, month by month
Eldorado sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Eldorado
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eldorado
Schools across Eldorado average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Farmer Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Denton ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Davidson MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Southwestern Randolph MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph Early College High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Uwharrie Ridge Six-twelveC+ · 39% proficient
- South Davidson Middle And HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eldorado school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eldorado 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 Eldorado against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eldorado
Is Eldorado a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eldorado ranks 28,436th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, good schools, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eldorado expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,648. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $51,295 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Eldorado safe?
Eldorado is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Eldorado with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eldorado. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eldorado 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.
Eldorado detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eldorado: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eldorado: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eldorado: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eldorado: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eldorado 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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