Best PlacesHarwood Lane, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harwood Lane, Charlotte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Harwood Lane, Charlotte ranks 1,201st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Harwood Lane, 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.
Harwood Lane, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harwood Lane, Charlotte ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Harwood Lane, Charlotte ranks low
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Harwood Lane, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harwood Lane, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,457, 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 Harwood Lane, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Harwood Lane, Charlotte
Harwood Lane, Charlotte runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Harwood Lane, Charlotte.
Who works in Harwood Lane, Charlotte, and how
Work in Harwood Lane, Charlotte centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Harwood Lane, Charlotte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Harwood Lane, Charlotte.
What the weather is like in Harwood Lane, Charlotte, month by month
Harwood Lane, 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 Harwood Lane, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 8 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 Harwood Lane, Charlotte
Schools across Harwood Lane, Charlotte average a B, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain Island Lake AcademyC · 33% proficient
- River Oaks AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Francis Bradley MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Coulwood Stem AcademyB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Cato Middle College High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harwood Lane, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harwood Lane, 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 Harwood Lane, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Harwood Lane, Charlotte
Is Harwood Lane, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harwood Lane, Charlotte ranks 1,201st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Harwood Lane, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $375,932. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $108,457 median income, cost of living beats 89% of neighborhoods.
Is Harwood Lane, Charlotte safe?
Yes, Harwood Lane, Charlotte is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare Harwood Lane, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harwood Lane, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harwood Lane, 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.
Harwood Lane, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harwood Lane, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harwood Lane, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harwood Lane, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harwood Lane, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harwood Lane, 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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