Best PlacesStarmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, 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.
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte ranks 4,385th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, 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.
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,771, 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 Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte runs younger 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 Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte.
Who works in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, and how
Work in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte.
What the weather is like in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, month by month
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte
Schools across Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte average a B−, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sterling ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Starmount Academy Of ExcellenceF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carmel MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Quail Hollow MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, 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 Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte
Is Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte ranks 4,385th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on civic engagement and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $334,914. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $59,771 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte safe?
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $637 per resident a year.
Compare Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, 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.
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, 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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