Best PlacesSteen Town, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Steen Town, 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.
Steen Town ranks 46,587th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Steen Town
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.
Steen Town's strengths and weaknesses
Where Steen Town ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$605 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Steen Town ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Household income$44,345 median, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Steen Town
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Steen Town home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,345, 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 Steen Town's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Steen Town
Steen Town runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Steen Town.
Who works in Steen Town, and how
Work in Steen Town centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Steen Town
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Steen Town.
What the weather is like in Steen Town, month by month
Steen Town sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Steen Town
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Steen Town
Schools across Steen Town average a B−, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fairview Heights ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Laurel Hill ElementaryC− · 26% proficient
- Monroe Avenue ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamlet MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Carver MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Richmond Early College HighA+ · 82% proficient
- Scotland High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Steen Town school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Steen Town 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 Steen Town against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Steen Town
Is Steen Town a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Steen Town ranks 46,587th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and few empty homes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Steen Town expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $77,227. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $44,345 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Steen Town safe?
Steen Town is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $791 per resident a year.
Compare Steen Town with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Steen Town. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Steen Town 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.
Steen Town detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Steen Town: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Steen Town: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Steen Town: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Steen Town: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Steen Town 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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