Best PlacesRandleman, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Randleman, 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.
Randleman ranks 16,601st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Randleman
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.
Randleman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Randleman ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
Where Randleman ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 33% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 36% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Randleman
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randleman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,008, 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 Randleman's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Randleman
Randleman'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 Randleman.
Who works in Randleman, and how
Work in Randleman centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Randleman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Randleman.
What the weather is like in Randleman, month by month
Randleman sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Randleman
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randleman
Schools across Randleman average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southern ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Level Cross Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Grays Chapel Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeastern Randolph Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Southeast Guilford MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Randleman Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph Early College High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Uncg Early/middle CollegeA− · 67% proficient
- Trinity High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randleman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randleman 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 Randleman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Randleman
Is Randleman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randleman ranks 16,601st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on education levels and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randleman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,861. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $71,008 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Randleman safe?
Randleman is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Randleman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randleman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randleman 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.
Randleman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randleman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randleman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randleman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randleman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randleman 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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