See How Huntersville Fared In 'Best Places To Live In NC’ List

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — What's the best place to live in North Carolina? That depends on who you ask. According to a new set of rankings released by the neighborhood data site Niche.com, several of the best place to live in North Carolina in 2018 are in the Queen City metro area.

Niche.com took several factors into consideration to arrive at the rankings, such as: the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, diversity, nightlife, walkability, weather, employment statistics and access to amenities.

Researchers gave the Raleigh-metro area town Morrisville, which has a population of 22,600, an A+ in public schools; A+ in good for families; A in housing; A in diversity; and a B in both crime and safety, and nightlife.Cary and Apex — also in the Raleigh area, were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the state, according to Niche.

In the Charlotte-metro area, Davidson ranked highest at 4th in the state. The town, which has a population of 12,076, received an A+ in good for families; A for jobs and public schools, and A- for housing, commute and health and fitness.

Huntersville, which has a population of 51,701,was ranked 13th in the Tar Heel state, and received a grade of A in good for families and jobs; and an A- in housing, diversity and health and fitness. The median home value in Huntersville is $259,200, which is higher than the national average, Niche said.

Said a current resident, “Love love love Huntersville. Moved here on a trial basis from NJ four years ago! Not moving anyplace else as the people are great, proximity to interstate is ideal, and the schools are great for my kids. I can’t say enough good things about Huntersville.”

According to Niche.com, these are the best places to live in North Carolina:

1. Morrisville
2. Cary
3. Apex
4. Davidson
5. Chapel Hill
6. Carrboro
7. Holly Springs
8. Marvin
9. Raleigh
10. Cornelius
11. Wake Forest
12. Matthews
13. Huntersville
14. Clemmons
15. Waxhaw
16. Weddington
17. Biltmore Forest
18. Charlotte
19. Fearrington Village
20. Knightdale

>> See the full list here.

Niche.com "rigorously analyze dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, and neighborhood in the U.S." Niche has over 100 million reviews and poll responses. Click here to read more about Niche's grading process.

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