Best PlacesMcArthur Crossroads, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McArthur Crossroads, 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.
McArthur Crossroads ranks 40,057th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McArthur Crossroads
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.
McArthur Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where McArthur Crossroads ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$604 a month, better than 78% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of towns
Where McArthur Crossroads ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$53,914 median, better than only 17% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McArthur Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McArthur Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,914, 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 McArthur Crossroads' effective rate of 0.92%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McArthur Crossroads
McArthur Crossroads's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 McArthur Crossroads.
Who works in McArthur Crossroads, and how
Work in McArthur Crossroads centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in McArthur Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McArthur Crossroads.
What the weather is like in McArthur Crossroads, month by month
McArthur Crossroads sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 44° | 32° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 49° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of McArthur Crossroads
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around McArthur Crossroads
Schools across McArthur Crossroads average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sycamore Lane ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Hill MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Carver MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Scotland High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McArthur Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McArthur Crossroads 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 McArthur Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McArthur Crossroads
Is McArthur Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McArthur Crossroads ranks 40,057th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on a weak job market and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McArthur Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,487. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $53,914 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is McArthur Crossroads safe?
McArthur Crossroads is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $640 per resident a year.
Compare McArthur Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McArthur Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McArthur Crossroads 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.
McArthur Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McArthur Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McArthur Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McArthur Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McArthur Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McArthur Crossroads 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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