Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia
28 cities and suburbs across Charlotte, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $356,400 and its mean commute 26.6 min. Tega Cay scores highest overall at 70. Statesville leads on cost of living.
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28 places
in Charlotte
in Charlotte
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Charlotte
Downtown Concord
Tega Cay
Fort Mill
Harrisburg
Indian Trail
Matthews
Mooresville
Lake Wylie
Waxhaw
Concord
Pineville
Mint Hill
Lake Norman of Iredell
Rock Hill
Statesville
Monroe
Belmont
Mount Holly
Lincolnton
Kannapolis
Gastonia
Salisbury
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Charlotte
Every suburb of Charlotte, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tega Cay | 70 B− | B− | A | C+ | D+ | C | B+ | — |
| 2 | Fort Mill | 69 B− | B− | A | B− | C | D | B+ | — |
| 3 | Harrisburg | 66 C+ | A− | C+ | C | D+ | C− | B+ | — |
| 4 | Charlotte | 65 C+ | D+ | D+ | B− | B | A+ | C | — |
| 5 | Indian Trail | 64 C+ | C+ | B | C | D+ | C+ | C+ | — |
| 6 | Huntersville | 64 C+ | C+ | D+ | B− | C | C+ | B+ | — |
| 7 | Stallings | 64 C+ | B− | B− | B− | D+ | D | C+ | — |
| 8 | Weddington | 63 C+ | A− | B− | D+ | C− | F | A | — |
| 9 | Matthews | 63 C+ | C | D | B | C | B− | B | — |
| 10 | Mooresville | 62 C | C− | C+ | B− | C | B− | C | — |
| 11 | Cornelius | 62 C | C+ | D | B− | C+ | C− | B | — |
| 12 | Lake Wylie | 62 C | C+ | B+ | C+ | D− | D+ | C | — |
| 13 | Waxhaw | 62 C | B | B− | C | D | D | B− | — |
| 14 | Davidson | 60 C | B | D | C | B− | F | B− | — |
| 15 | Concord | 58 C | D+ | C+ | B− | D+ | C | C− | — |
| 16 | Pineville | 58 C | D− | D | B | B− | B− | C− | — |
| 17 | Mint Hill | 58 C | C+ | D | B− | D | C | C+ | — |
| 18 | Lake Norman of Iredell | 56 C− | B+ | C | D+ | C− | F | B | — |
| 19 | Rock Hill | 55 C− | D− | C | B | C− | C | D | — |
| 20 | Statesville | 55 C− | F | C+ | A− | B− | C | F | — |
| 21 | Monroe | 55 C− | D− | B+ | B− | F | D+ | D+ | — |
| 22 | Belmont | 54 C− | C− | D | B | C | F | C | — |
| 23 | Mount Holly | 53 C− | D | D+ | B | D+ | D+ | C− | — |
| 24 | Lincolnton | 51 D+ | F | C+ | B | C− | D+ | D− | — |
| 25 | Kannapolis | 51 D+ | D− | D+ | B− | D+ | D− | C− | — |
| 26 | Gastonia | 50 D+ | F | D+ | B− | D+ | C− | D | — |
| 27 | Salisbury | 47 D | F | F | B− | C+ | C+ | F | — |
| 28 | Kings Mountain | 45 D | F | C− | A− | D+ | F | F | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 28 of 28 are currently below the threshold.
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