Mooresville, NC vs Salisbury, NC

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

MetricMooresville, NCSalisbury, NC
Population52,38135,825
Median Household Income$89,647$53,716
Median Rent$1,626/mo$1,071/mo
Median Home Value$390,900$242,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.7%50.4%
Poverty Rate7.3%26.3%
Unemployment Rate3.8%4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k247585
Property Crime Rate /100k1,9113,558
Median AQI—43
Good AQI Days /yr—269
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows29°F31°F
Snowfall4 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute24.7 min21.8 min
Hospitals12
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.417.1
College Degree Rate45.5%29.9%
Foreign-Born %8.7%6.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.0%+4.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.