Best PlacesHigh Point, TN 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. 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.
High Point ranks 44,856th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
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.
High Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where High Point ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where High Point ranks low
- Short commute44.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in High Point
A household needs to earn about $31,000 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 $50,718, 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 0.49%, 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 High Point
High Point runs younger than the country.
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 finance & insurance and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in High Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across High Point.
What the weather is like in High Point, month by month
High Point sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of High Point
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around High Point
Schools across High Point average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stone ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- Central ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- The Phoenix SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Central High SchoolD · 20% 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 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High Point
Is High Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Point ranks 44,856th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and heat safety, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. 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 $123,802. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $50,718 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is High Point safe?
High Point is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $788 per resident a year.
Compare High Point with other towns
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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