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Matthews is a small city of 30,577 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,577people
$445kTypical home
$1,764/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,577
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,787 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,807/mo)
- Median rent $1,764/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CLT airport
- 15 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 162 bars within 25 mi
- 457 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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