Union County NC Small Towns Named Best Places to Live in North Carolina
Four Union
County NC small towns have been ranked among the top 20
best places to live in 2012 by an article in Yahoo Voices. Marvin
and Weddington
were ranked #1 and #2 respectively. Waxhaw
came in at #16 and Wesley
Chapel at #19.
Yahoo Voices rated incorporated municipalities with more than 2000 people
based on three criteria: median household income, percentage of residents 25
and over who have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and property crime rates per
1000 residents. Read the complete article
here.
Here are the statistics used to calculate each town’s
ranking.
Median Household Income
- Marvin $177,058
- Weddington $135,833
- Waxhaw $ 91,078
- Wesley Chapel $ 90,604
Educational Attainment
- Marvin 60.3%
- Weddington 53.1%
- Waxhaw 44.6%
- Wesley Chapel 39.5%
Property Crime Rate (per thousand residents)
- Marvin 5.04
- Weddington 5.04
- Waxhaw 5.04
- Wesley Chapel 5.04
Those of us who live in Union County NC would add other reasons to rank its
small towns as best places to live: beautiful rolling countryside, a mild
four-season climate, great public schools and lower tax rates.
Want to know more about real estate and living in Union County
NC? Visit www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving.com.
Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Union County NC
Small Towns Named Best Places to Live in North Carolina*