Best PlacesGamewell, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gamewell, 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.
Gamewell ranks 26,594th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gamewell
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.
Gamewell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gamewell ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of towns
Where Gamewell ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$53,392 median, better than only 17% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 31% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gamewell
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gamewell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,392; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Gamewell's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Gamewell
Gamewell'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 Gamewell.
Who works in Gamewell, and how
Work in Gamewell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gamewell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gamewell.
What the weather is like in Gamewell, month by month
Gamewell sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Gamewell
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 58 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 Gamewell
Schools across Gamewell average a B, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gamewell ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- Whitnel ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gamewell MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Caldwell Early CollegeA · 77% proficient
- West Caldwell HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gamewell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gamewell 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 Gamewell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gamewell
Is Gamewell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gamewell ranks 26,594th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on education levels and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gamewell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,969. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $53,392 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Gamewell safe?
Gamewell is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Gamewell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gamewell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gamewell 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.
Gamewell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gamewell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gamewell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gamewell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gamewell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gamewell 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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