Best PlacesKikers, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kikers, 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.
Kikers ranks 34,288th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kikers
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.
Kikers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Kikers ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of towns
- Cheap childcare$666 a month, better than 70% of towns
Where Kikers ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kikers
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kikers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,836, 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 Kikers' effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kikers
Kikers 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 Kikers.
Who works in Kikers, and how
Work in Kikers centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kikers
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kikers.
What the weather is like in Kikers, month by month
Kikers sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Kikers
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kikers
Schools across Kikers average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Peachland-polkton ElemB · 45% proficient
- Ansonville ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anson MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Anson Co. Early College HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kikers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kikers 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 Kikers against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kikers
Is Kikers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kikers ranks 34,288th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kikers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,052. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $57,836 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Kikers safe?
Kikers is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Kikers with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kikers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kikers 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.
Kikers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kikers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kikers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kikers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kikers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kikers 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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