Weddington, NC vs Matthews, NC

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

MetricWeddington, NCMatthews, NC
Population13,80530,577
Median Household Income$190,766$108,611
Median Rent—$1,764/mo
Median Home Value$824,100$445,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income77.5%42.7%
Poverty Rate4%3.7%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k113*98
Property Crime Rate /100k626*2,283
Median AQI4051
Good AQI Days /yr—176
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall2 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28 min25.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher20.417.8
College Degree Rate68%55.2%
Foreign-Born %16.1%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.2%+11.4%

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