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Town in North Carolina, United States

Huntersville

$540kMedian Home
303Sunny Days/yr
71°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 61k· Elev. 810 ftWikipedia

Huntersville is a suburban town in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61,376, making Huntersville the 15th-most populous municipality in North Carolina. It is located in the Charlotte metropolitan area and is 14 mi (23 km) north of Charlotte.Wikipedia

Nickname: H-Town
About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$540k
Median Home Price
Rent burden21% of income
Household Income
$113k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
6.7/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
303
sunny days per year
83% of the year
Avg High Temp
71°F
annual average
Comfort Score
80/100
Great
Temp Swing
39°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
47"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
47
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population61k
Altitude810 ftabove sea level
Median Age40 yrs
College Educated56%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home23%of workforce
Poverty Rate4%

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