Best PlacesFrog Pond, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Frog Pond, 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.
Frog Pond ranks 9,671st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Frog Pond
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.
Frog Pond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Frog Pond ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
Where Frog Pond ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Frog Pond
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Frog Pond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,191, 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 Frog Pond's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Frog Pond
Frog Pond runs older 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 Frog Pond.
Who works in Frog Pond, and how
Work in Frog Pond centers on manufacturing and health care & social. 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 Frog Pond
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Frog Pond.
What the weather is like in Frog Pond, month by month
Frog Pond sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 53, 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 | 53° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Frog Pond
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Frog Pond
Schools across Frog Pond average an A−, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Endy ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Stanly Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Stanly Early College HighA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Frog Pond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Frog Pond 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 Frog Pond against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Frog Pond
Is Frog Pond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Frog Pond ranks 9,671st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Frog Pond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,200. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $84,191 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Frog Pond safe?
Frog Pond is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $368 per resident a year.
Compare Frog Pond with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Frog Pond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Frog Pond 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.
Frog Pond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Frog Pond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Frog Pond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Frog Pond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Frog Pond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Frog Pond 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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