Best PlacesHildebran, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hildebran, 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.
Hildebran ranks 22,613th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hildebran
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.
Hildebran's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hildebran ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Hildebran ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 27% of towns
- Household income$61,061 median, better than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hildebran
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hildebran home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,061, 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 Hildebran's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hildebran
Hildebran runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hildebran.
Who works in Hildebran, and how
Work in Hildebran centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hildebran
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hildebran.
What the weather is like in Hildebran, month by month
Hildebran sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Hildebran
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 44 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 Hildebran
Schools across Hildebran average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ray Childers ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- Hildebran ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Burke MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Grandview MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Burke Middle CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Hickory HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hildebran school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hildebran 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 Hildebran against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hildebran
Is Hildebran a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hildebran ranks 22,613th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on noise and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hildebran expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,548. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $61,061 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Hildebran safe?
Hildebran is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Hildebran with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hildebran. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hildebran 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.
Hildebran detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hildebran: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hildebran: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hildebran: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hildebran: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hildebran 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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