Best PlacesLocust Hill, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Locust Hill, 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.
Locust Hill ranks 15,664th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Locust Hill
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.
Locust Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Locust Hill ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Locust Hill ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Locust Hill
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Locust Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,194, 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 Locust Hill's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Locust Hill
Locust Hill 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 Locust Hill.
Who works in Locust Hill, and how
Work in Locust Hill centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Locust Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Locust Hill.
What the weather is like in Locust Hill, month by month
Locust Hill sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Locust Hill
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Locust Hill
Schools across Locust Hill average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakwood ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Stoney Creek ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- N L Dillard MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartlett Yancey HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Locust Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Locust Hill 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 Locust Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Locust Hill
Is Locust Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Locust Hill ranks 15,664th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Locust Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,800. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $83,194 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Locust Hill safe?
Yes, Locust Hill is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $240 per resident a year.
Compare Locust Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Locust Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Locust Hill 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.
Locust Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Locust Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Locust Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Locust Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Locust Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Locust Hill 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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