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1 / 25#25. Mint Hill
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 26,954
Best places to live in the Charlotte metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Charlotte metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Wesley Chapel
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 8,923
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3 / 25#23. Pineville
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,780
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4 / 25#22. McAdenville
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,139
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5 / 25#21. Cramerton
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 5,376
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6 / 25#20. India Hook
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,794
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7 / 25#19. Belmont
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 15,140
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8 / 25#18. Lake Wylie
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,177
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9 / 25#17. Newport
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,142
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10 / 25#16. Charlotte
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 886,283
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11 / 25#15. Indian Trail
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 41,146
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12 / 25#14. Concord
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 106,518
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13 / 25#13. Mooresville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 51,447
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14 / 25#12. Riverview
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,215
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15 / 25#11. Stallings
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 16,495
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16 / 25#10. Waxhaw
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 21,565
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17 / 25#9. Matthews
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 29,959
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18 / 25#8. Huntersville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 62,458
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19 / 25#7. Cornelius
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 32,009
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20 / 25#6. Harrisburg
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 19,203
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21 / 25#5. Fort Mill
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 28,281
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22 / 25#4. Marvin
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,542
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23 / 25#3. Weddington
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,468
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24 / 25#2. Davidson
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 14,852
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25 / 25#1. Tega Cay
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,267
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