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Mint Hill is a small city of 27,556 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It's about 10 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 $429k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,556people
$429kTypical home
$1,528/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,556
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,121 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,705/mo)
- Median rent $1,528/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to USA airport
- 16 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,572 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 161 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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