Best PlacesStarmount Forest, Greensboro, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Starmount Forest, Greensboro, 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, Greensboro ranks 1,660th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Starmount Forest, Greensboro
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, Greensboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Starmount Forest, Greensboro ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Starmount Forest, Greensboro ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Starmount Forest, Greensboro
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Starmount Forest, Greensboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,987, 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, Greensboro's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Starmount Forest, Greensboro
Starmount Forest, Greensboro runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Starmount Forest, Greensboro.
Who works in Starmount Forest, Greensboro, and how
Work in Starmount Forest, Greensboro centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Starmount Forest, Greensboro
Starmount Forest, Greensboro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Starmount Forest, Greensboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Starmount Forest, Greensboro, month by month
Starmount Forest, Greensboro sees roughly 65 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° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Starmount Forest, Greensboro
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Starmount Forest, Greensboro
Schools across Starmount Forest, Greensboro average an A−, better than 89% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sternberger ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Morehead ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- John Van Lindley ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kiser MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Uncg Early/middle CollegeA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Starmount Forest, Greensboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Starmount Forest, Greensboro 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, Greensboro against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Starmount Forest, Greensboro
Is Starmount Forest, Greensboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Starmount Forest, Greensboro ranks 1,660th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on distance from a big city and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Starmount Forest, Greensboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $443,126. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $73,987 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Starmount Forest, Greensboro safe?
Starmount Forest, Greensboro is safer than 52% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare Starmount Forest, Greensboro with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Starmount Forest, Greensboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Starmount Forest, Greensboro 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, Greensboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Starmount Forest, Greensboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Starmount Forest, Greensboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Starmount Forest, Greensboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Starmount Forest, Greensboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Starmount Forest, Greensboro 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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