City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Dallas | Huntersville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,305/mo | $1,624/mo | 19.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $270,700 | $393,200 | 31.2% lower in A |
| Median household income | $63,985 | $112,893 | 43.3% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 99.1 | 97.2 | 2.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 85.9 | 90.8 | 5.5% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 95.9 | 98.9 | 3.1% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.7 | 97.2 | 2.6% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Dallas, you'd need $97,803 in Huntersville to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Huntersville, NC is about 2.2% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 6% lower in Huntersville than in Dallas. If you earn $80,000 in Dallas, you'd need about $78,242 in Huntersville to keep the same standard of living.