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About Matthews
Town in North Carolina, United StatesMatthews is a town in southeastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte. The population was 29,435 as of the 2020 census.
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Housing in Matthews
The typical Matthews home is worth about $509,000, about the same as a year ago, 52% above the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Matthews
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Matthews's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Matthews
All Matthews schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Matthews’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.
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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