Best PlacesQuebec, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quebec, 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.
Quebec ranks 27,891st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Quebec
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.
Quebec's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quebec ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
Where Quebec ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Quebec
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quebec home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,077; 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 Quebec's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Quebec
Quebec runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Quebec.
Who works in Quebec, and how
Work in Quebec centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Quebec
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Quebec.
What the weather is like in Quebec, month by month
Quebec sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Quebec
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Quebec
Schools across Quebec average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- T C HendersonB− · 43% proficient
- Rosman ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rosman MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Rosman HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quebec school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quebec 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 Quebec against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quebec
Is Quebec a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quebec ranks 27,891st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and civic engagement, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Quebec expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,779. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $60,077 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Quebec safe?
Yes, Quebec is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
Compare Quebec with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quebec. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quebec 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.
Quebec detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quebec: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quebec: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quebec: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quebec: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quebec 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.