Best PlacesWallburg, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wallburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wallburg ranks 1,414th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wallburg
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.
Wallburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wallburg ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
Where Wallburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 40% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 42% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wallburg
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wallburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,303, 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 Wallburg's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Wallburg
Wallburg's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Wallburg.
Who works in Wallburg, and how
Work in Wallburg centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wallburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wallburg.
What the weather is like in Wallburg, month by month
Wallburg 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 Wallburg
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wallburg
Schools across Wallburg average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wallburg ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Friendship ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hanes Magnet SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Oak Grove MiddleA · 66% proficient
- Ledford MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Ledford Senior HighA− · 63% proficient
- Robert B Glenn High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Parkland HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wallburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wallburg 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 Wallburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wallburg
Is Wallburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wallburg ranks 1,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wallburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,296. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $110,303 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Wallburg safe?
Yes, Wallburg is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Wallburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wallburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wallburg 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.
Wallburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wallburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wallburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wallburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wallburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wallburg 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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