Best PlacesLattimore, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lattimore, 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.
Lattimore ranks 26,652nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lattimore
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.
Lattimore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lattimore ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Lattimore ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 29% of towns
- Household income$61,668 median, better than only 30% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lattimore
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lattimore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,668, 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 Lattimore's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lattimore
Lattimore 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 Lattimore.
Who works in Lattimore, and how
Work in Lattimore centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lattimore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lattimore.
What the weather is like in Lattimore, month by month
Lattimore sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Lattimore
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 41 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 Lattimore
Schools across Lattimore average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springmore ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crest MiddleA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Cleveland EchsA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lattimore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lattimore 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 Lattimore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lattimore
Is Lattimore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lattimore ranks 26,652nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lattimore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,972. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $61,668 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Lattimore safe?
Lattimore is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $592 per resident a year.
Compare Lattimore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lattimore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lattimore 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.
Lattimore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lattimore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lattimore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lattimore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lattimore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lattimore 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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