Atwater, CA vs Mint Hill, 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.

Atwater

63.7

#1742 nationally

Mint Hill

68.7

#1295 nationally

Mint Hill leads in crime level (2.7 vs 19.5). Atwater leads in walk score (41 vs 10). Mint Hill leads in median household income ($92,102 vs $64,195).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Atwater, CA	Mint Hill, NC
WhereAtHome Score	63.7 (#1742)	68.7 (#1295)
Population	32,052	27,815
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$425,295	$516,660
Median Household Income	$64,195	$92,102
Average Commute	28.2 min	28.1 min
Walk Score	41	10
Crime Level	19.5	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	119	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	D+32.9