Best PlacesMorrisville, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morrisville, 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.
Morrisville ranks 37th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Morrisville
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.
Morrisville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Morrisville ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 95% of cities
Where Morrisville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 14% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,200 a month, better than only 39% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Morrisville
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morrisville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $130,131; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Morrisville's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 Morrisville
Morrisville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Morrisville.
Who works in Morrisville, and how
Work in Morrisville centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Morrisville
Morrisville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of cities and more parkland per resident than 97% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Morrisville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Morrisville, month by month
Morrisville sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Morrisville
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 4 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 Morrisville
Schools across Morrisville average an A, better than 94% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Green Hope ElementaryA+ · 86% proficient
- Sterling Montessori AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
- Parkside ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mills Park MiddleA+ · 89% proficient
- Davis Drive MiddleA+ · 87% proficient
- West Cary MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- City Of Medicine AcademyA · 78% proficient
- Vernon Malone College And Career AcademyA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Morrisville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morrisville 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 Morrisville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Morrisville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 37% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Morrisville
Is Morrisville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morrisville ranks 37th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on population health, a strong job market, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Morrisville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $525,057. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $130,131 median income, cost of living beats 95% of cities.
Is Morrisville safe?
Yes, Morrisville is safer than 72% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Morrisville?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 31. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Morrisville good for families?
Schools beat 94% of cities, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $1,200 a month.
Compare Morrisville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morrisville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morrisville 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.
Morrisville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morrisville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morrisville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morrisville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morrisville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morrisville 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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