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35.02° N · 80.74° W · GEOID 3771680

Weddington

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · part of the Charlotte, NC metro

North CarolinaWeddington, NCWeddingtonWeddington

The short answer

Weddington is home to 13,805 people. Median household income is $190,766 a year and median rent is $1,927 a month, 12.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $824,100, about 4.3x annual median household income.

What sets Weddington apart is how far household money goes. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $172,300 a year, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 126 North Carolina places we track. Also notable: Household income rose 6.9% a year while rent rose -1.5% between the 2022 and 2024 surveys, pay gained on rent more than in 98% of places its size.

84OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Weddington scores better than 84% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 12th of 161 in North Carolina.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%67
Economy 20%98
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%6
Education 10%94
Commute 10%32
Growth 5%92

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,927
41% above the median place
Median household income
$190,766
138% above the median place
Median home value
$824,100
158% above the median place
Unemployment
1.8%
64% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Weddington

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 12.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 161 North Carolina places we track.
  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Scaggsville, MD, Brock Hall, MD and Harrisburg, NC), home value growth here is higher: 12.5% a year against a typical 7.7% a year.
01

Moving to Weddington

Mecklenburg County gains about 0.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in66,537
Moved out66,522
Net+15

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cabarrus County, NC3,7475,924−2,177
Union County, NC3,3516,018−2,667
Gaston County, NC2,4344,710−2,276
York County, SC2,1634,028−1,865
Iredell County, NC1,6082,806−1,198
Wake County, NC1,7081,491+217

Within North Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within North CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K
Leavers$90K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Mecklenburg County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mecklenburg County report $81,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $89,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$77,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,927 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,364 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $824,100.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 30.5% work from home; 1.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Lucas, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.9%
48% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.6%
33% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$89,855
28% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWeddingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.6%33% above
Moved from another state12.9%48% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure0.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$81,92116% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$89,85528% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,437 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 161 North Carolina places we track.

Weddington12.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$77,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.1%
41% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$172,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Weddington, but easier on the budget

Places that match Weddington on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Lucas, TX929.6% vs 12.1%$27,800Compare
Hinsdale, IL819.2% vs 12.1%$50,400Compare
Campton Hills, IL7410.0% vs 12.1%$12,400Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
90.9%
80% above the median place
Homeownership1
95.1%
43% above the median place
Median home value1
$824,100
158% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWeddingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,92741% above
Rent to income112.1%41% below
Property tax rate10.5%47% below
Home price to income14.3x14% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.34% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,78511% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,4009% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,99022% above
Median home value1$824,100158% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.5%23% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure60.2%17% above
Homeownership195.1%43% above
Renters paying 30%+190.9%80% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,36480% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.3%3% above
Median year built120001% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 1.8%, 64% below the median place.

Unemployment1
1.8%
64% below the median place
Median household income1
$190,766
138% above the median place
Income per person1
$83,398
108% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home30.5% 2.5×
Poverty rate4.0% −63%
Mean commute28 min +12%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWeddingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$190,766138% above
Income per person1$83,398108% above
Unemployment11.8%64% below
Average annual pay6County figure$91,38139% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure791,613above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate14.0%63% below
Mean commute128 min12% above
Works from home130.5%145% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.7%98% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.0%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.0%
7% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
99.0%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
68.0%
112% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.1 +25%
No health insurance4.0% −38%
Median age43.3 +11%
Born abroad16.1% +83%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWeddingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population113,8053194th largest
Population change since 2020710.2%above (median 1.1%)
Median age143.311% above
Bachelor's or higher168.0%112% above
High school or higher199.0%7% above
Household size13.125% above
Born abroad116.1%83% above
No health insurance14.0%38% below
Homes with broadband199.0%7% above
05

Life in Weddington

The nearest National Park Service site is Kings Mountain National Military Park, about 38 miles away.

109 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.4 −86%
Playgrounds per 10k2.9 −69%
Grocery stores per 10k0.7 −66%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.7 −94%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Kings Mountain National Military Park 38 miles
  • Cowpens National Battlefield 62 miles
  • Congaree National Park 86 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.9 +25%
Shops31.5 +4%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.0 +19%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
1
89% below the median place
Public school students13
638
87% below the median place
Students per teacher13
13.6
12% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWeddingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13189% below
Public school students1363887% below
Students per teacher1313.612% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure25.925% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.54% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure24.019% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k101.486% below
Playgrounds per 10k102.969% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.766% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.794% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1137.722% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12County figure109above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 97.4, 20% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Weddington. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk15
97.4
20% above the median place
Good air days16
48.2%
30% below the median place
Median air quality index16
51
19% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWeddingtonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure90°F4% above
January average low14County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature14County figure61°F10% above
Annual precipitation14County figure44.3 in1% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure97.15% above
Hurricane risk15County figure84.219% above
Tornado risk15County figure97.420% above
Wildfire risk15County figure62.32% above
Heat wave risk15County figure94.35% above
Median air quality index16County figure5119% above
Good air days16County figure48.2%30% below
08

Weddington in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Weddington does better than 66% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 91%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,927/mo (2024)$2,390/mo$1,960 to $2,910/mo+3.6%
Median household income$190,766 (2024)$245,000$207,000 to $290,000+4.3%
Median home value$824,100 (2024)$1,231,000$894,000 to $1,696,000+6.9%
Population14,517 (2025)15,35014,720 to 16,000+1.1%

The median home would be worth 5.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Weddington

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Castle Pines, CO$2,211$191,229Compare
Poolesville, MD$1,831$205,919Compare
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY$1,877$193,621Compare
Trophy Club, TX$1,992$201,054Compare
Trophy Club, TXHastings-on-Hudson, NYPoolesville, MDCastle Pines, COWeddington, NCWeddingtonCastle PinesPoolesvilleHastings-on-HudsonTrophy ClubWeddingtonCastle PinesPoolesvilleHastings-on-HudsonTrophy Club

Places built like Weddington

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Weddington performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Weddington, NC12.1%6.9%/yr10.2%
Scaggsville, MD20.3%6.5%/yrn/aCompare
Brock Hall, MD20.3%6.3%/yrn/aCompare
Harrisburg, NC21.4%6.4%/yr9.1%Compare
Bull Run, VA16.3%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Fairfax Station, VA15.8%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Crosspointe, VA16.8%5.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Weddington a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 84 out of 100, better than 84% of the places we rate and 12th of 161 in North Carolina. The median rent takes 12.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 161 North Carolina places we track. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Scaggsville, MD, Brock Hall, MD and Harrisburg, NC), home value growth here is higher: 12.5% a year against a typical 7.7% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Weddington expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $824,100.

What salary do you need to live in Weddington?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $77,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Weddington?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Castle Pines, CO, Poolesville, MD, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY and Trophy Club, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Weddington with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Weddington itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/weddington-north-carolina

Citytistics. “Weddington, North Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/weddington-north-carolina/

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