Similar to Cornelius in its roots, Huntersville is a former cotton town Named for R B Hunter, a landowner and cotton farmer. Huntersville has evolved from a cotton mill town founded in 1873 to Money Magazine's 76th Best Place to Live in America for 2005, one of the top 20 places in North Carolina to retire and one of Americas Top-Rated Smaller Cities for 2004-2005 by Grey House Publishing.

With a population of 40,000, today Huntersville offers a broad range of family friendly neighborhoods and home prices, an active parks and recreation department, world class shopping, a 10 minute commute to Charlotte, NC and easy access to Lake Norman.  All of these offerings along with a small town atmosphere have made Huntersville one of the most sought after areas in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

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Things To Do In Huntersville

Shopping

Huntersville offers a vast array of shopping and dining to please any budget.  Birkdale Village, one of the best know shopping areas in Huntersville, is a mixed use development with shops, dining, businesses and events such as evening concerts.

Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics (HFFA)
A world class facility, HFAA offers an Olympic sized 50-meter competition pool and diving well.  It has hosted numerous World Class events, including the 2005 Speedo US National and Junior National Diving Championships.  

Lake Norman
Huntersville offers access to Lake Norman and its 520 miles of shoreline via Blythe Landing Park, just off NC Highway 73.

Historic Latta Plantation 
1200+ acres of historic sites, Latta Plantation offers a nature preserve, bike and horseback riding trails, hiking, the Carolina Raptor Center and canoing at Mountain Island Lake. 
Located at 5225 Sample Road Huntersville, NC 28078

Historic Rural Hill Farm
The homeplace of Major John & Violet Wilson Davidson, honors the Scottish heritage of Huntersville.  Events include the Loch Norman Highland Games.
Located at 4431 Neck Road Huntersville, NC  28078

Golf
Courses in the area include the Arnold Palmer designed Birkdale Golf Club, semi-private Skybrook Golf Club and the private Northstone Country Club.

Parks

Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department offers 13 parks and recreation facilities ranging from athletic fields, to playgrounds to walking trails. The parks department sponsors a Soap Box Derby each spring.

Huntersville Property Taxes

Town Tax rate is .29 cents per $100 valuation + Mecklenburg County Tax 0.8387 per $100 valuation = $1.1287 per $100 valuationHow do I calculate Huntersville 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 Huntersville/Mecklenburg is $1.1287. Taxes are calculated per $100 valuation.

For a home with a $200,000 tax value, property tax for 2007 would be approximately $2257.40.

 Calculation:
$200000/100 = $2000
$2000*1.1287 = $2257.40

Huntersville, North Carolina Statistics

Statistics for Huntersville, North Carolina from the 2000 census:

Population: 24,960 people, 9,171 households, and 6,859 families

Population Makeup: 88.4% Caucasian, 7.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races

Population Stats:
28.3% under 18
6.2% 18 to 24
40% 25 to 44
18.6% 45 to 64
6.2% 65 years or older

Income Stats:
Household average income:$71,932
Males average income:$53,553
Females average income:$33,877

Huntersville, North Carolina Schools

Huntersville residents attend Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.

Elementary schools include Huntersville Elementary School,Blythe Elementary School, Long Creek Elementary, Torrence Creek Elementary School

Middle schools Frances Bradley Middle, John M Alexander Middle School

Huntersville School Test Scores and Information

Huntersville Elementary School Profile
Huntersville Elementary School NC Report Card

Legette Blythe Elementary School Profile
Legette Blythe Elementary School NC Report Card

Long Creek Elementary School Profile
Long Creek Elementary School NC Report Card

Torrence Creek Elementary School Profile
Torrence Creek Elementary School NC Report Card

Francis Bradley Middle School Profile
Francis Bradley Middle School NC Report Card

John M Alexander Middle School Profile
John M Alexander Middle School NC Report Card

Hopewell High School Profile
Hopewell High School NC Report Card

North Mecklenburg High School Profile
North Mecklenburg High School NC Report Card

Area 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

Huntersville Real Estate Company