Best PlacesHigh Point, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Point, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
High Point ranks 276th of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It ranks low mainly on biking and the weather. It does better on state finances, which keeps it off the bottom.
The best neighborhoods in High Point
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.
The best areas in High Point
The parts of High Point, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the city.
Parkway Village, Whitestone & Covent Gardens At Deep River
Local pay stretches further, more adults hold degrees, and crime runs lower.
Trellises at Piedmont Crossing, Oak Hollow Estates & Wiltshire
Incomes run higher and more households have young kids.
Western High Point
Health care is easier to reach and it is quieter.
Laurel Oak Ranch, Oakview Estates & Westover Park
More residents vote, though biking is worse.
Broadstone Village
Fewer homes sit empty, though health outcomes score lower.
Downtown High Point & High Point University
Homes cost less and streets are more walkable.
Southwestern High Point
Scores close to Downtown High Point & High Point University, except that prices have run up less here.
High Point shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 3% of the country and others in the top 1%. Pick the area first, then the home.
High Point's strengths and weaknesses
High Point lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. State finances, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Biking, the weather, and low incomes hold the score down. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where High Point ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of cities
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 84% of cities
Where High Point ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of cities
- Household income$69,419 median, better than only 16% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in High Point
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,419, 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 High Point's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 High Point
High Point'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 High Point.
Who works in High Point, and how
Work in High Point centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in High Point
High Point has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of High Point and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in High Point, month by month
High Point sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of High Point
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around High Point
Schools across High Point average a B, better than 74% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Southwest ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Colfax ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Wallburg ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ledford MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Southwest Guilford MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory AcademyB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph Early College High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Early College Of Forsyth CoA+ · 91% proficient
- Middle College At Gtcc-high PointA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Point 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 High Point against the other 444 cities.
Who High Point suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in High Point
Is High Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Point ranks 276th of 445 cities. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,934. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,419 median income, cost of living beats 34% of cities.
Is High Point safe?
High Point is safer than 32% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $587 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in High Point?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 29. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in High Point?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Parkway Village, Whitestone & Covent Gardens At Deep River, Trellises at Piedmont Crossing, Oak Hollow Estates & Wiltshire, and Western High Point. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is High Point good for families?
Schools beat 74% of cities, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $845 a month.
Is High Point good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 34% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 74% of cities. About 10% of workers already work from home.
Compare High Point with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Point 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.
High Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Point 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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