Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Huntersville grades B+ overall, 45th among North Carolina's 286 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $121K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $544K for a typical one and 6.5 times the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. 58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Huntersville, against 29% in North Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Huntersville has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Cemetery and Cedar Grove. Huntersville is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Huntersville beats most towns.
Census counts: 431 in 1890, 61,376 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Huntersville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Huntersville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium
6 mi LakeLake Norman
21 mi Theme parkCarowinds13 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum10 mi TheatreTruliant AmphitheaterBank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntersville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Huntersville.
Huntersville trades workers with Charlotte and other neighbors and has less food insecurity than most of North Carolina, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of North Carolina.
At 6.5 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income, the typical home (about $544K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $3,242, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Huntersville is $1,834 a month. The typical Huntersville home is worth about $544,000, about the same as a year ago, 64% above the North Carolina typical home.
| Huntersville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,834 a month | $1,084 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 44% | 49% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Three of its 19 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bradley MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,089 | B+ |
| Lake Norman CharterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 2,222 | A+ |
| Merancas Middle College-CPCCTop results in townGrades 11–12 | Grades 11–12 | 176 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with North Carolina is food insecurity: 8.6% of its 45,415 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.2% statewide.
9.5% of adults report frequent physical distress in Huntersville. Huntersville beats the North Carolina average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Huntersville.
| Huntersville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Huntersville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 15.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.1% | 76.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
10 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Stephen's Road Nature Preserve, at 346 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rural Hill Nature Preserve | 1.4 mi | 104 |
| 2. Huntersville Athletic Park | 0.9 mi | 47 |
| 3. Latta Nature Preserve | 0.5 mi | 119 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Huntersville has mild winters and warm summers. Huntersville’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Huntersville has about as many jobs (28,677) as working residents, but only 3,236 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 16,480 in 2013 to 28,677.
Most working residents leave Huntersville for work: only 10% work in town. 28% of Huntersville workers work from home. Since 2013, Huntersville has added 12,197 jobs, to 28,677 in 2023.
| Huntersville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 1,050 to 827 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 79% of towns.
| Huntersville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.9 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Huntersville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Huntersville
About 4 of every 100 Huntersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
46,773 counted in 2010 and 61,376 in 2020; an estimated 68,535 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.6% since 2020, after 31.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
11 places in Huntersville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in North Carolina, United States
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.
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3 towns share a border with Huntersville.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntersville | #45 | B+ | C− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Cornelius | #32 | B+ | D | B | B− | A+ |
| Charlotte | #165 | C | C− | D | B− | A− |
| Concord | #59 | B | C− | B | B+ | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Huntersville grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #45 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 79% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
