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Cornelius is a small city of 32,783 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $559k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,783people
$559kTypical home
$1,722/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,783
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,583 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $559k (≈$3,528/mo)
- Median rent $1,722/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Low property crime (977 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to USA airport
- 18 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 781 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,387 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mecklenburg County: D+33 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk