Indian Trail, NC vs Matthews, NC

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

MetricIndian Trail, NCMatthews, NC
Population42,03630,577
Median Household Income$108,483$108,611
Median Rent$2,077/mo$1,764/mo
Median Home Value$385,000$445,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45%42.7%
Poverty Rate5.4%3.7%
Unemployment Rate3.1%3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k113*98
Property Crime Rate /100k626*2,283
Median AQI4051
Good AQI Days /yr—176
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall2 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28.2 min25.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1717.8
College Degree Rate40.2%55.2%
Foreign-Born %13.4%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.3%+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 Indian Trail (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.