Mint Hill, NC vs Harrisburg, NC

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

MetricMint Hill, NCHarrisburg, NC
Population27,55619,633
Median Household Income$100,860$148,254
Median Rent$1,528/mo$2,640/mo
Median Home Value$428,900$478,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.4%30.3%
Poverty Rate8.4%3.7%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k12268*
Property Crime Rate /100k805554*
Median AQI51—
Good AQI Days /yr176—
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows34°F31°F
Snowfall2 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute28.6 min29.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.317.4
College Degree Rate40.3%56.5%
Foreign-Born %14.7%16.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.4%+9.1%

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 Harrisburg (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.