Mount Holly, NC vs Huntersville, NC

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

MetricMount Holly, NCHuntersville, NC
Population18,20863,969
Median Household Income$79,385$120,516
Median Rent$1,256/mo$1,834/mo
Median Home Value$337,800$472,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.4%42%
Poverty Rate8.2%3.1%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k206115
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0961,097
Median AQI—51
Good AQI Days /yr—176
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute27.5 min27.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.917.4
College Degree Rate36.7%57.5%
Foreign-Born %5.8%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.6%+11.6%

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