Best PlacesIdlewild Farms, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, 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.
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte ranks 4,914th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Idlewild Farms, 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.
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Idlewild Farms, Charlotte ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB−, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Idlewild Farms, Charlotte ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Idlewild Farms, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,685, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Idlewild Farms, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Idlewild Farms, Charlotte
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Idlewild Farms, Charlotte.
Who works in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, and how
Work in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Idlewild Farms, Charlotte.
What the weather is like in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, month by month
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte sees roughly 59 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 Idlewild Farms, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 12 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 Idlewild Farms, Charlotte
Schools across Idlewild Farms, Charlotte average a B−, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Idlewild ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Albemarle Road ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcclintock MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Albemarle Road MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Idlewild Farms, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Idlewild Farms, 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 Idlewild Farms, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte
Is Idlewild Farms, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Idlewild Farms, Charlotte ranks 4,914th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Idlewild Farms, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,334. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $53,685 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Idlewild Farms, Charlotte safe?
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,081 per resident a year.
Compare Idlewild Farms, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Idlewild Farms, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Idlewild Farms, 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.
Idlewild Farms, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Idlewild Farms, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Idlewild Farms, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Idlewild Farms, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Idlewild Farms, 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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