Indian Trail, NC vs Monroe, NC

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

MetricIndian Trail, NCMonroe, NC
Population42,03636,759
Median Household Income$108,483$72,540
Median Rent$2,077/mo$1,246/mo
Median Home Value$385,000$309,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45%46.4%
Poverty Rate5.4%13.3%
Unemployment Rate3.1%3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k113*530
Property Crime Rate /100k626*2,333
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F32°F
Snowfall2 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28.2 min30.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1715.1
College Degree Rate40.2%24.1%
Foreign-Born %13.4%17.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.3%+23.1%

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.