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Mooresville is a mid-size city of 52,381 people in Iredell County, North Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $391k and rent runs about $2k a month.
52,381people
$391kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 52,381
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,914 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $391k (≈$2,465/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,881 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to USA airport
- 26 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 931 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 258 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iredell County: R+33 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk