Charlotte

Best Charlotte suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·28 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Tega Cay$529k median · 30.6 min commute
Schools ACost of living C+Residents inactive
91
Schools score
overall 70 B−
2
Fort Mill Downtown Historic District
Fort Mill$488k median · 26.3 min commute
Schools ACost of living B−Residents inactive
91
Schools score
overall 69 B−
3
The Buster Boyd Bridge taken on August 15, 2007. The photo was taken in Lake Wylie, South Carolina between T-Bones Restaurant and the public boat ramps. The wat
Lake Wylie$486k median · 32.0 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
81
Schools score
overall 62 C
4
It is located in the Monroe Downtown Historic District. 400 North Main Street. Monroe, NC 28112 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 197
Monroe$309k median · 30.1 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living B−Residents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 55 C−
5
Indian Trail Town Hall located in Indian Trail, NC.
Indian Trail$385k median · 28.2 min commute
Schools BCost of living CResidents inactive
77
Schools score
overall 64 C+
6
A view of Stallings, North Carolina.
Stallings$428k median · 28.4 min commute
Schools B−Cost of living B−Residents inactive
72
Schools score
overall 64 C+
7
The Hemby House in Weddington, North Carolina
Weddington$824k median · 28.0 min commute
Schools B−Cost of living D+Residents inactive
71
Schools score
overall 63 C+
8
Taken July, 15, 2005
Waxhaw$549k median · 32.0 min commute
Schools B−Cost of living CResidents inactive
69
Schools score
overall 62 C
9
View along Main Street (North Carolina Highway 27) toward the Lincoln County Courthouse in Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States
Lincolnton$249k median · 25.0 min commute
Schools C+Cost of living BResidents inactive
67
Schools score
overall 51 D+
10
Street in downtown Concord, North Carolina, USA.
Concord$354k median · 26.9 min commute
Schools C+Cost of living B−Residents inactive
65
Schools score
overall 58 C
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Fort Mill (Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0); Lake Wylie (Fife_Club (talk) (Uploads) · Public domain); Monroe (Beckycafferylepage · CC BY-SA 4.0); Indian Trail (Abbeynball · CC BY-SA 4.0); Stallings (Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0); Weddington (Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0); Waxhaw (DanielVonFange · Public domain); Lincolnton (Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0); Concord (AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0).