Best PlacesMcGehees Mill, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McGehees Mill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
McGehees Mill ranks 9,527th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McGehees Mill
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.
McGehees Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where McGehees Mill ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$111,599 median, better than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
Where McGehees Mill ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McGehees Mill
A household needs to earn about $138,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McGehees Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,599, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 McGehees Mill's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in McGehees Mill
McGehees Mill 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 McGehees Mill.
Who works in McGehees Mill, and how
Work in McGehees Mill centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in McGehees Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McGehees Mill.
What the weather is like in McGehees Mill, month by month
McGehees Mill sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of McGehees Mill
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around McGehees Mill
Schools across McGehees Mill average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Stories Creek ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Cluster Springs ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Person Early College Innovation & LdrshpB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McGehees Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McGehees Mill 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 McGehees Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McGehees Mill
Is McGehees Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McGehees Mill ranks 9,527th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and state finances, and lowest on empty homes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McGehees Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $543,428. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $111,599 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is McGehees Mill safe?
McGehees Mill is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
Compare McGehees Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McGehees Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McGehees Mill 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.
McGehees Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McGehees Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McGehees Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McGehees Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McGehees Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McGehees Mill 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.
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