Best PlacesRockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte ranks 3,768th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
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.
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Household income$54,815 median, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,815, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte.
Who works in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte, and how
Work in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte centers on finance & insurance and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte.
What the weather is like in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte, month by month
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 11 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
Schools across Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte average a B−, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Gov's Village Stem (lower)C · 32% proficient
- Winding Springs ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
- David Cox Road ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ridge Road MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- James Martin MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Cato Middle College High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte 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 Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte
Is Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte ranks 3,768th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,244. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $54,815 median income, cost of living beats 32% of neighborhoods.
Is Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte safe?
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $571 per resident a year.
Compare Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte 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.
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte 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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