Altamonte Springs, FL vs Waxhaw, NC

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Altamonte Springs

71.9

#940 nationally

Waxhaw

65.9

#1604 nationally

Waxhaw leads in crime level (1.6 vs 9.3). Waxhaw leads in median household income ($124,711 vs $61,714). Altamonte Springs leads in average commute (26.5 min vs 31.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Altamonte Springs, FL	Waxhaw, NC
WhereAtHome Score	71.9 (#940)	65.9 (#1604)
Population	45,257	23,073
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$294,863	$717,174
Median Household Income	$61,714	$124,711
Average Commute	26.5 min	31.3 min
Walk Score	35	N/A
Crime Level	9.3	1.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	106	125
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+3.5	R+25.3

Data coverage note: Waxhaw is missing data for 1 metric that Altamonte Springs has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.