Best PlacesWeddington, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weddington, 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.
Weddington ranks 12th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Weddington
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.
Weddington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weddington ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Household income$181,631 median, better than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
Where Weddington ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 33% of towns
- Cheap childcare$915 a month, better than only 35% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 35% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 41% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weddington
A household needs to earn about $219,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weddington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $181,631, 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 Weddington's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Weddington
Weddington runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Weddington.
Who works in Weddington, and how
Work in Weddington centers on finance & insurance and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Weddington
Weddington has more parkland per resident than 84% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Weddington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Weddington, month by month
Weddington sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Weddington
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 18 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 Weddington
Schools across Weddington average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rea View ElementaryA+ · 91% proficient
- Weddington ElementaryA+ · 91% proficient
- Marvin ElementaryA+ · 86% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marvin Ridge MiddleA+ · 89% proficient
- Weddington MiddleA+ · 88% proficient
- Jay M. Robinson MiddleA+ · 84% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Union County Early CollegeA+ · 90% proficient
- Weddington HighA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weddington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weddington 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 Weddington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weddington
Is Weddington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weddington ranks 12th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and high incomes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weddington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $875,916. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $181,631 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Weddington safe?
Yes, Weddington is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Weddington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weddington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weddington 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.
Weddington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weddington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weddington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weddington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weddington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weddington 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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