Moving to
Weddington.

13,805people live here $190,766median household income▲ 136% above US $824,100median home value▲ 148% above US

What it's like to live in Weddington

Weddington is a small city in North Carolina with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Weddington deals with home prices well above the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Fast-growing population

The not so good

High home prices
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters

How Weddington compares

Median household income

Weddington$190,766

North Carolina avg$72,388

US$80,734

Median home value

Weddington$824,100

North Carolina avg$288,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Weddington

Based on Weddington's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$164,820

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $82,410
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

3.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Union County is 3.4%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Union County (county-wide)

Safety

113 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Weddington doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Union County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 626/100k · Policed by Union County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 31% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

64%

Work from home

31%

Carpool

3.2%

Walk

1.4%

Other

1.1%

Public transit

0.2%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 34°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 89% above US

68% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (37 miles away). There are 7 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Weddington's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), remote workers (31% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.

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