Best PlacesWootens Crossroads, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wootens Crossroads, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wootens Crossroads ranks 25,205th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wootens 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.
Wootens Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Wootens Crossroads ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Wootens Crossroads ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Household income$61,076 median, better than only 29% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wootens Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wootens Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,076, 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 Wootens Crossroads' effective rate of 0.76%, 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 Wootens Crossroads
Wootens Crossroads's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wootens Crossroads.
Who works in Wootens Crossroads, and how
Work in Wootens Crossroads centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Wootens Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wootens Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Wootens Crossroads, month by month
Wootens Crossroads sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Wootens Crossroads
The nearest airport, Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wootens Crossroads
Schools across Wootens Crossroads average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bladenboro PrimaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Clarkton School Of DiscoveryC · 33% proficient
- Bladenboro MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Whiteville HighB+ · 55% proficient
- West Bladen HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wootens Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wootens 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 Wootens Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wootens Crossroads
Is Wootens Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wootens Crossroads ranks 25,205th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and civic engagement, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wootens Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,060. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,076 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Wootens Crossroads safe?
Yes, Wootens Crossroads is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Wootens Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wootens Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wootens 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.
Wootens Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wootens Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wootens Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wootens Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wootens Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wootens 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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