Best PlacesMocksville, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mocksville, 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.
Mocksville ranks 10,674th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mocksville
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.
Mocksville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mocksville ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Mocksville ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 38% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 40% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 41% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mocksville
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mocksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,938, 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 Mocksville's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mocksville
Mocksville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mocksville.
Who works in Mocksville, and how
Work in Mocksville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mocksville
Mocksville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns and more parkland per resident than 83% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mocksville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mocksville, month by month
Mocksville sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Mocksville
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mocksville
Schools across Mocksville average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cool Spring ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Pinebrook ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Cornatzer ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakwood Middle Ib SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- William Ellis MiddleA · 66% proficient
- North Davie MiddleA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Crossroads Arts Sciences Early CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Yadkin Early CollegeA+ · 88% proficient
- Davie County Early College HighA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mocksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mocksville 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 Mocksville against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Mocksville suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mocksville
Is Mocksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mocksville ranks 10,674th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mocksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,141. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,938 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Mocksville safe?
Yes, Mocksville is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mocksville?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 31. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of towns.
Is Mocksville good for families?
Schools beat 90% of towns, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $851 a month.
Compare Mocksville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mocksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mocksville 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.
Mocksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mocksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mocksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mocksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mocksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mocksville 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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