Best PlacesWinstead Crossroads, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winstead Crossroads, 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.
Winstead Crossroads ranks 18,652nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Winstead Crossroads
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.
Winstead Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Winstead Crossroads ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Winstead Crossroads ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winstead Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winstead Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,817, 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 Winstead Crossroads' effective rate of 0.69%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winstead Crossroads
Winstead Crossroads runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winstead Crossroads.
Who works in Winstead Crossroads, and how
Work in Winstead Crossroads centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Winstead Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winstead Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Winstead Crossroads, month by month
Winstead Crossroads sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 42° | 31° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Winstead Crossroads
The nearest airport, Pitt-Greenville, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winstead Crossroads
Schools across Winstead Crossroads average a B+, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Hope ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Frederick Douglass ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Coopers ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elm City MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Nash Central MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Southern Nash MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilson Early College AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
- Nrm Early College High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winstead Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winstead Crossroads 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 Winstead Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winstead Crossroads
Is Winstead Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winstead Crossroads ranks 18,652nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, civic engagement, and state finances, 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 Winstead Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,929. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $77,817 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Winstead Crossroads safe?
Winstead Crossroads is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $672 per resident a year.
Compare Winstead Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winstead Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winstead Crossroads 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.
Winstead Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winstead Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winstead Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winstead Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winstead Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winstead Crossroads 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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