Best PlacesWindsor Park, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Windsor Park, Charlotte, 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.
Windsor Park, Charlotte ranks 3,901st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Windsor Park, Charlotte
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.
Windsor Park, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Windsor Park, Charlotte ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Windsor Park, Charlotte ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Windsor Park, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Windsor Park, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,700, 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 Windsor Park, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Windsor Park, Charlotte
Windsor Park, Charlotte'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 Windsor Park, Charlotte.
Who works in Windsor Park, Charlotte, and how
Work in Windsor Park, Charlotte centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Windsor Park, Charlotte
Windsor Park, Charlotte has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Windsor Park, Charlotte and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Windsor Park, Charlotte, month by month
Windsor Park, Charlotte sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Windsor Park, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 10 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 Windsor Park, Charlotte
Schools across Windsor Park, Charlotte average a C+, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Windsor Park ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Charlotte East Language AcademyC− · 29% proficient
- Devonshire ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastway MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Windsor Park, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Windsor Park, Charlotte 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 Windsor Park, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Windsor Park, Charlotte
Is Windsor Park, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Windsor Park, Charlotte ranks 3,901st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Windsor Park, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,099. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $60,700 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Windsor Park, Charlotte safe?
Windsor Park, Charlotte is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $785 per resident a year.
Compare Windsor Park, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Windsor Park, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Windsor Park, Charlotte 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.
Windsor Park, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Windsor Park, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Windsor Park, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Windsor Park, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Windsor Park, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Windsor Park, Charlotte 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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