Mooresville is an up and coming city with a population of about 20,000 people. And that number is rising with a lot of people moving from Mecklenburg county to here (including me!) I lived in Huntersville for four years and have now have lived in Mooresville for three years. Huntersville and Davidson would be great if it weren't for the schools. Mooresville City schools are just miles ahead of CMS. Even though you see some of the CMS schools on these “Best of Lists”. The reason they’re on those lists is because of the amount of AP and IB tests that are taken. Those are all well and good but, they in no way factor in safety, school climate, or other aspects.
Schools in Mooresville are some of the best in the state. There are 2 districts in Iredell county, Mooresville City Schools and Iredell-Statesville Schools. If you live in the city limits of Mooresville you're kids go to Mooresville city schools. And anywhere else in Iredell county it's Iredell-Statesville schools. There just isn’t a comparison between CMS and Mooresville Graded School’s. The students aren't just fish swimming in a vast open sea like they are down in CMS.(I Graduated from North Meck High School in Huntersville)It's a sink or swim attitude there. Alexander Middle School is a pretty scary middle school also. But there are great elementary schools and middle schools in Davidson, but once your kid starts High School they are shipped to North Meck or Hopewell.
Huntersville has the shorter commute to Charlotte. About 30 mins. Add 15-20 mins for Mooresville. Traffic like the rest of the Charlotte area is stressful at times. Especially when the three NASCAR races come. First two are in May last one is in October. Speaking of NASCAR Mooresville is called Race City USA because most of the NASCAR teams are based in and around Mooresville. (No one in Mooresville calls it that though J) Hence all the traffic around race time. Everyone wants to see his or her favorite driver. Makes me insane trying to drive! @#$%#@*!
Property tax in Mooresville is .55 per every $100. They raised it this year. So they may raise it again in the future. Sewage is $26.00. City water is $4.52 per every 1000 Gallons for usage between 0-10,000 gallons. Not quite sure what taxes are in Huntersville.
Weather in Mooresville and Huntersville sees highs in the summer in the upper 80's to lower 90's. In the winter it's upper 40's to low 50's. Doesn't snow often.
Crime in Huntersville and Mooresville is very low. They’re both very safe to live in, but not quite to the point where you don’t have to lock your door of course.
Hope this answered some of your questions. Good luck on your move where ever you decide and enjoy.
Mooresville made the top 100 places to live survey. 65th. Only three NC cites made the list.
MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2007: Mooresville, NC snapshot
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