Best PlacesMint Hill, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mint Hill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mint Hill ranks 602nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mint Hill
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mint Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mint Hill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 95% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of cities
- School gradeB+, better than 90% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 88% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of cities
Where Mint Hill ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 21% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of cities
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mint Hill
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mint Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $102,968; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mint Hill's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mint Hill
Mint Hill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mint Hill.
Who works in Mint Hill, and how
Work in Mint Hill centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mint Hill
Mint Hill has more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Mint Hill and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mint Hill, month by month
Mint Hill sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Mint Hill
The nearest airport, Concord-Padgett Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 16 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mint Hill
Schools across Mint Hill average a B+, better than 90% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bain ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Fairview ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Crown Point ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Piedmont MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Mint Hill MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Northeast MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Union County Early CollegeA+ · 90% proficient
- Independence High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mint Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mint Hill measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mint Hill against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mint Hill suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mint Hill
Is Mint Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mint Hill ranks 602nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and good schools, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mint Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $403,131. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $102,968 median income, cost of living beats 78% of cities.
Is Mint Hill safe?
Mint Hill is safer than 23% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mint Hill?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 32. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 37% of cities.
Is Mint Hill good for families?
Schools beat 90% of cities, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $1,132 a month.
Compare Mint Hill with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mint Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mint Hill represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mint Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mint Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mint Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mint Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mint Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mint Hill detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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