Best PlacesParks Crossroads, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parks 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.
Parks Crossroads ranks 13,235th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parks 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.
Parks Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Parks Crossroads ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 81% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 80% of towns
Where Parks Crossroads ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 32% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parks Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parks Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,636, 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 Parks Crossroads' 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 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 Parks Crossroads
Parks Crossroads 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 Parks Crossroads.
Who works in Parks Crossroads, and how
Work in Parks Crossroads centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Parks Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parks Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Parks Crossroads, month by month
Parks Crossroads sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Parks Crossroads
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parks Crossroads
Schools across Parks Crossroads average a B, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bennett SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Coleridge Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Siler City ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeastern Randolph Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Chatham MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph Early College High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Chatham Central HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Jordan Matthews HighB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parks Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parks 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 Parks Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parks Crossroads
Is Parks Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parks Crossroads ranks 13,235th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parks Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,810. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $65,636 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Parks Crossroads safe?
Yes, Parks Crossroads is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare Parks Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parks Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parks 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.
Parks Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parks Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parks Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parks Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parks Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parks 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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