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Huntersville is a mid-size city of 63,969 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $2k a month.
63,969people
$473kTypical home
$1,834/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 63,969
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,529 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,982/mo)
- Median rent $1,834/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 107 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 (116 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,100 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to USA airport
- 14 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,635 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 154 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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