Harrisburg, NC vs Mint Hill, NC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHarrisburg, NCMint Hill, NC
Population19,63327,556
Median Household Income$148,254$100,860
Median Rent$2,640/mo$1,528/mo
Median Home Value$478,000$428,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.3%35.4%
Poverty Rate3.7%8.4%
Unemployment Rate3.6% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k68*122
Property Crime Rate /100k554*805
Median AQI—51
Good AQI Days /yr—176
Summer Highs90°F89°F
Winter Lows31°F34°F
Snowfall3 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute29.6 min28.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.419.3
College Degree Rate56.5%40.3%
Foreign-Born %16.5%14.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.1%+11.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Harrisburg (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.