Best PlacesSatterwhite, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Satterwhite, 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.
Satterwhite ranks 26,534th 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 Satterwhite
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.
Satterwhite's strengths and weaknesses
Where Satterwhite ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 67% of towns
Where Satterwhite ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Satterwhite
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Satterwhite home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,938, 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 Satterwhite's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Satterwhite
Satterwhite'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 Satterwhite.
Who works in Satterwhite, and how
Work in Satterwhite centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Satterwhite
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Satterwhite.
What the weather is like in Satterwhite, month by month
Satterwhite sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Satterwhite
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 38 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Satterwhite
Schools across Satterwhite average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North End ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Stovall-shaw ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- West Oxford ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern Granville MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- J. F. Webb HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Satterwhite school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Satterwhite 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 Satterwhite against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Satterwhite
Is Satterwhite a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Satterwhite ranks 26,534th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, 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 Satterwhite expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,395. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $80,938 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Satterwhite safe?
Satterwhite is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare Satterwhite with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Satterwhite. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Satterwhite 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.
Satterwhite detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Satterwhite: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Satterwhite: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Satterwhite: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Satterwhite: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Satterwhite 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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