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A town of 32,783 people in North Carolina
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Map of Cornelius: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land8.2%683 of 8,378 acres
Trails5.4 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1321 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Cornelius

Town in North Carolina, United States
1893Established
31,412Population
12 sq miArea
804 ftElevation

Cornelius is a suburban town located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a major suburb of Charlotte and part of its metropolitan area. The population was 31,412 at the 2020 census, up from 24,866 in 2010.

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ZIP code28031
Area code704
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Housing in Cornelius

$522K▲ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cornelius home is worth about $522,000, up 1% in a year, 56% above the North Carolina typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market52
Sale-to-list97.6%
Sold in May65
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Safety in Cornelius

B

Safety Grade B

Cornelius reports less crime per resident than 63% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Cornelius 1.3
North Carolina 3.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Cornelius 9.5
North Carolina 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Cornelius’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#11Best public schoolsof 252 in NC
DistrictCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsSchools6

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.

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