Living in Pineville, NC
Pineville is a big small town of 11,055 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,055people
$395kTypical home
$1,552/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,665 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,492/mo)
- Median rent $1,552/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 98 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
- Above-average violent crime (623 per 100k)
- High property crime (6,580 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CLT airport
- 9 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,542 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 165 bars within 25 mi
- 426 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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