Best PlacesMayodan, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mayodan, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mayodan ranks 19,038th 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 Mayodan
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.
Mayodan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mayodan ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Mayodan ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of towns
- Household income$59,254 median, better than only 26% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mayodan
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mayodan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,254, 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 Mayodan's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 Mayodan
Mayodan 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 Mayodan.
Who works in Mayodan, and how
Work in Mayodan centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mayodan
Mayodan has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mayodan and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mayodan, month by month
Mayodan sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Mayodan
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mayodan
Schools across Mayodan average a B+, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandy Ridge Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Pine Hall Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- John W Dillard AcademyB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Piney Grove Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Western Rockingham MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Rockingham Co Early College HighA+ · 91% proficient
- Stokes Early College High SchoolA · 77% proficient
- Dalton Mcmichael HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mayodan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mayodan 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 Mayodan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mayodan
Is Mayodan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mayodan ranks 19,038th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and good schools, 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 Mayodan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,466. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,254 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Mayodan safe?
Mayodan is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Mayodan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mayodan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mayodan 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.
Mayodan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mayodan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mayodan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mayodan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mayodan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mayodan 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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