Best PlacesNorrington Crossroads, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Norrington Crossroads, 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.
Norrington Crossroads ranks 10,639th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Norrington 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.
Norrington Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Norrington Crossroads ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Norrington Crossroads ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 30% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Norrington Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Norrington Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,510, 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 Norrington Crossroads' effective rate of 0.69%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Norrington Crossroads
Norrington Crossroads's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Norrington Crossroads.
Who works in Norrington Crossroads, and how
Work in Norrington Crossroads centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Norrington Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Norrington Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Norrington Crossroads, month by month
Norrington Crossroads sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Norrington Crossroads
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Norrington Crossroads
Schools across Norrington Crossroads average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Harnett ElementaryC+ · 35% proficient
- Lillington-shawtown ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Boone Trail ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Harnett MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Harnett Central MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Overhills HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Western Harnett HighB · 47% proficient
- Harnett Central HighB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Norrington Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Norrington 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 Norrington Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Norrington Crossroads
Is Norrington Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Norrington Crossroads ranks 10,639th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Norrington Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,737. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $82,510 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Norrington Crossroads safe?
Yes, Norrington Crossroads is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Norrington Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Norrington Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Norrington 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.
Norrington Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Norrington Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Norrington Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Norrington Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Norrington Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Norrington 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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