Best PlacesJonas Ridge, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jonas Ridge, 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.
Jonas Ridge ranks 20,516th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jonas Ridge
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.
Jonas Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jonas Ridge ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
Where Jonas Ridge ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jonas Ridge
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jonas Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,278, 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 Jonas Ridge's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jonas Ridge
Jonas Ridge runs older than the country, 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 Jonas Ridge.
Who works in Jonas Ridge, and how
Work in Jonas Ridge centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Jonas Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jonas Ridge.
What the weather is like in Jonas Ridge, month by month
Jonas Ridge sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Jonas Ridge
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jonas Ridge
Schools across Jonas Ridge average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Collettsville SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Oak Hill ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Crossnore ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harris MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Avery MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Table Rock MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Burke Middle CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Mcdowell Early CollegeA+ · 85% proficient
- Caldwell Early CollegeA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jonas Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jonas Ridge 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 Jonas Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jonas Ridge
Is Jonas Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jonas Ridge ranks 20,516th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, health care access, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jonas Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,200. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $105,278 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Jonas Ridge safe?
Jonas Ridge is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Jonas Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jonas Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jonas Ridge 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.
Jonas Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jonas Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jonas Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jonas Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jonas Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jonas Ridge 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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