Best PlacesMooresville, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mooresville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mooresville ranks 284th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mooresville
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.
Mooresville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mooresville ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 95% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 95% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 90% of cities
Where Mooresville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mooresville
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mooresville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,926, 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 Mooresville's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mooresville
Mooresville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mooresville.
Who works in Mooresville, and how
Work in Mooresville centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mooresville
Mooresville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mooresville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mooresville, month by month
Mooresville sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mooresville
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mooresville
Schools across Mooresville average an A, better than 95% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Heights ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Rocky River ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Lake Norman ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- The Brawley SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Oakwood Middle Ib SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Bailey MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Collaborative College For TechnologyA+ · 95% proficient
- Crossroads Arts Sciences Early CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
- Surry Early CollegeA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mooresville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mooresville 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 Mooresville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mooresville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mooresville
Is Mooresville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mooresville ranks 284th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and civic engagement, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mooresville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $513,432. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $110,926 median income, cost of living beats 84% of cities.
Is Mooresville safe?
Yes, Mooresville is safer than 73% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mooresville?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 30. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Mooresville good for families?
Schools beat 95% of cities, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $875 a month.
Compare Mooresville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mooresville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mooresville 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.
Mooresville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mooresville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mooresville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mooresville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mooresville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mooresville 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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