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Mint Hill, NC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Mint Hill, NC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 27,143, 10,000 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $500,944, Mint Hill real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Mint Hill home values aren't among America's most expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Mint Hill, accounting for 84.73% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Mint Hill include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.93%), row houses and other attached homes ( 5.73%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 1.61%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Mint Hill. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 79.74% of Mint Hill's homes, and 75.16% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Mint Hill built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Mint Hill built between 2000 and later ( 35.45%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 10.39%). There's also some housing in Mint Hill built before 1939 ( 1.78%).

Mint Hill Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Mint Hill has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Mint Hill real estate appreciated 165.66% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.26%, putting Mint Hill in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Mint Hill definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Mint Hill appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Mint Hill's appreciation rate has been 4.60%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Mint Hill were at 0.72%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.90%.

Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Mint Hill's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Mint Hill differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Mint Hill - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Mint Hill real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$500,944

Mint Hill, NC Home Prices
> $1,465,000
$1,099,001 - $1,465,000
$733,001 - $1,099,000
$586,001 - $733,000
$439,001 - $586,000
$293,001 - $439,000
$146,001 - $293,000
$73,001 - $146,000
$0 - $73,000
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
12.5%
12.5%
17.2%
17.2%
28.3%
28.3%
22.5%
22.5%
12.2%
12.2%
0.7%
0.7%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for North carolina

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

10,000

Mint Hill Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,576 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
79.7%
79.7%
20.3%
20.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.6%
5.6%
94.4%
94.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
35.4%
35.4%
52.4%
52.4%
10.4%
10.4%
1.8%
1.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
84.7%
84.7%
5.7%
5.7%
0.0%
0.0%
7.9%
7.9%
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.2%
1.2%
3.1%
3.1%
10.3%
10.3%
51.7%
51.7%
23.4%
23.4%
10.2%
10.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes