Best PlacesShacktown, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shacktown, 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.
Shacktown ranks 10,010th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shacktown
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.
Shacktown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shacktown ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$541 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Shacktown ranks low
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shacktown
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shacktown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,162, 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 Shacktown's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shacktown
Shacktown runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shacktown.
Who works in Shacktown, and how
Work in Shacktown centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Shacktown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shacktown.
What the weather is like in Shacktown, month by month
Shacktown sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Shacktown
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shacktown
Schools across Shacktown average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forbush ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Courtney ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Yadkinville ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forbush MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Yadkin Early CollegeA+ · 88% proficient
- Forbush HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shacktown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shacktown 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 Shacktown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shacktown
Is Shacktown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shacktown ranks 10,010th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shacktown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,971. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $85,162 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Shacktown safe?
Yes, Shacktown is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Shacktown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shacktown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shacktown 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.
Shacktown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shacktown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shacktown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shacktown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shacktown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shacktown 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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