Waxhaw, NC vs Indian Trail, NC

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

MetricWaxhaw, NCIndian Trail, NC
Population22,27542,036
Median Household Income$131,894$108,483
Median Rent$1,840/mo$2,077/mo
Median Home Value$549,400$385,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30%45%
Poverty Rate4.5%5.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k46113*
Property Crime Rate /100k357626*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall3 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute32 min28.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.117
College Degree Rate55%40.2%
Foreign-Born %15.6%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+12.6%+10.3%

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.