Matthews Real Estate

Welcome to Matthews, North Carolina! Located approximately 10 miles southeast of Charlotte, Matthews has grown from it's origins as a farming community in the 1800s to one of the most affluent and desirable communities in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina. Matthews is borderd by Charlotte, Mint Hill and Stallings. The majority of Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County; however, a small section is located across the border in Union County.

Known as Stumptown because of the look of the landscape after being cleared by cotton farmers, modern day Matthews offers a charming pedestrian friendly downtown area with historic buildings, shops and restaurants, along with plenty of attractive, affordable single family neighborhoods, numerous churches, high performing schools, quality healthcare facilities including Presbyterian Hospital of Matthews, and a thriving business district. Matthews also offers an active parks and recreation program, making it a family friendly town.

Perhaps Matthews, North Carolina is best known for it's annual invitation to the rest of the world to come on over for a visit; the town of 25,000 swells to 150,000+ every Labor Day weekend during the Matthews Alive Festival. If you haven't attended, don't miss it the next time it rolls around!

Matthews Homes For Sale

$0 - $150,000

$150,000 - $250,000

$250,000 - $350,000

$350,000 - $500,000

$500,000 - $750,000

$750,000 - $1,000,000

$1,000,000+

Matthews Property Taxes

Town Tax rate is .3075 cents per $100 valuation + Mecklenburg County Tax 0.8387 per $100 valuation = $1.1462 per $100 valuation

How do I calculate Matthews property taxes?
Need to know how to calculate property tax? Here is an example using Mecklenburg County rates:
For 2007, the combined property tax rate for the town of Matthews and county of Mecklenburg is $1.1462. Taxes are assessed per$100 valuation.

For a home with a $200,000 tax value in the town of Matthews and county of Mecklenburg, property tax for 2007 would be approximately $2292.40.

Calculation:
$200000/100 = $2000
$2000*1.1462 = $2292.40

Matthews Schools

Public Schools serving the Matthews area are:

Matthews Elementary, Elizabeth Lane Elementary, Crown Point Elementary, Greenway Park Elementary School, Crestdale Middle School, McClintock Middle School, South Charlotte Middle School, Butler High School, Providence High School and East Mecklenburg High School, Central Piedmont Community College Levine Campus, Wingate University Metro College

Private Schools in the area include:
Charlotte Catholic High
Charlotte Christian
Charlotte Country Day
Charlotte Latin
Charlotte Preparatory
Covenant Day
Providence Day
St. Mark Catholic
St. Matthews Catholic

Matthews School Test Scores

Matthews Demographics

Statistics for Matthews, North Carolina from the 2000 census:

Population: 22,127 people, 7,837 households, and 6,144 families
Population Makeup: 90.25% Caucasian, 5.34% African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.92% from more than one race

Population Stats:
43.1% under 18
18.6%18 to 24
32.2% 25 to 44
23.3% 45 to 64
9.2% under 65 years

Income Stats:
Household average income:$67,034
Males average income:$52,143
Females average income:$32,288

Matthews Restaurants

Bonefish Grill
10056 E Independence Blvd, Matthews, NC, 28105

Sante
165 North Trade Street, Matthews, NC, 28105
(704) 845-1899

Stumptown Diner
115 W John St, Matthews, NC, 28105
(704) 708-5533

Vinnie's Sardine Grill and Raw Bar
142 E. John St., Matthews, NC, 28105
(704) 849-0202

Beantown Tavern
130 Matthews Station Street, Matthews, NC, 28105
(704) 849-2023

Joe's Deli & Grill
10416 E Independence Blvd.
Matthews, NC, 28105
(704) 845-5566

Boardwalk Billy's - Galleria
1636 Sardis Road North, Charlotte, NC, 28270
(704) 841-8688

Baucom Park - 601 Sadie Drive
Offers playground, outdoor basketball court and picnic shelter.

Stumptown Park - 120 South Trade Street
Offers outdoor concert facilities and corporate picnic facilities

Squirrel Lake Park - 1631 Pleasant Plains
Offers a playground, picnic area, playground, grills, walking trails,and a pavilion .

Matthews-Sardis Park - 9650 Sardis Road
Offers a playground, picnic area and walking trail.

Windsor Park - 10140 Windsor Park Drive
Offers trail system with sixteen fitness stations, open play field, picnic shelter, playground, and bocce court.

Matthews Utilities

Electric: Duke Power 800 777 9898
Gas: Piedmont Natural Gas 800 275 6264
Telephone: AT&T 888 757 6500
Cable: Time Warner 704 938 5156
Water/Sewer:
Waste Management:
Recycling:

Important Phone Numbers

Police Department ( non-emergency) 704 353 1000
Fire Department ( non-emergency) 704 336 2441
Chamber of Commerce 704 378 1300
Parks and Recreation 704 336 3854
Carolinas Medical Center 704 355 2000
Carolinas Medical Center Mercy 704 304 5000
Presbyterian Hospital 704 384 4000
Main Library Services 704 416 0100

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Matthews Real Estate Company

Matthews information provided by:
Carolina Home Pros Team
RE/MAX Metro Realty
8035 Providence Road, Suite 320
Charlotte, NC 28277
Office: 704-714-6694
Direct: 704-287-3868
Website: www.4Charlotte.com

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