Our monthly blog series Exploring Metropolitan Charlotte continues in August 2021 with an introduction to the Town of Weddington. Characterized by upscale suburban residential subdivisions on larger pieces of land, interspersed with rolling horse pastures and dense wooded areas, Weddington maintains an almost rural feel, while being located only about a 20- minute drive from Charlotte’s city center.
With
a total land area of under 15 square miles, Weddington is a small town. Median household income is over $130,000,
making the town the third wealthiest in the State of North Carolina. Public school performance reflects the
involvement of well-educated parents, and many families move to the area to
benefit from the well-regarded public schools.
Weddington
Elementary School is consistently graded “A” by the
non-profit organization, NC Report Cards; while Weddington
Middle School and Weddington
High School have scored straight A’s on every measure
of performance for many years.
While
a wide variety of shopping and entertainment are only minutes away in Waxhaw or
Charlotte, Weddington itself offers only enough to permit residents to avoid
long trips for groceries and fast food.
Nearby state parks include Cane
Creek Park in Waxhaw and Fred
Kirby Park in Indian Trail.
Housing
choices and prices tend to be what one would expect in one of the wealthiest towns
in North Carolina. A home
search of Weddington reveals generally large “estate homes”
priced from the mid-$300’s to well over $1.5 million. Many homes are situated on large wooded lots
with generous space indoors and outside.
The
Town of Weddington provides the sort of environment many people stive to
achieve— upscale neighborhoods and large homes with yards allowing room for
recreation, some of the best public schools in the country and a location
within easy reach of all the opportunities afforded by one of the
fastest-growing cities in the nation. For
those who can afford the price of admission, the Town of Weddington offers a
generally affluent, safe and secure community, close to a major U.S.
city—Charlotte.
