Best PlacesStatesville, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Statesville, 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.
Statesville ranks 1,185th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Statesville
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.
Statesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Statesville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 95% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of cities
Where Statesville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of cities
- Household income$66,683 median, better than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Statesville
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Statesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,683, 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 Statesville's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Statesville
Statesville'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 Statesville.
Who works in Statesville, and how
Work in Statesville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Statesville
Statesville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Statesville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Statesville, month by month
Statesville sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Statesville
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Statesville
Schools across Statesville average an A−, better than 92% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Cool Spring ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Copeland ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakwood Middle Ib SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Central MiddleA · 61% proficient
- East Alexander MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Collaborative College For TechnologyA+ · 95% proficient
- Challenger Early College HighA+ · 94% proficient
- Crossroads Arts Sciences Early CollegeA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Statesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Statesville 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 Statesville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Statesville suits
Common questions about living in Statesville
Is Statesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Statesville ranks 1,185th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, good schools, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Statesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,386. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,683 median income, cost of living beats 29% of cities.
Is Statesville safe?
Statesville is safer than 53% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Statesville?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 30. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of cities.
Is Statesville good for families?
Schools beat 92% of cities, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $878 a month.
Compare Statesville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Statesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Statesville 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.
Statesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Statesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Statesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Statesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Statesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Statesville 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.