APPENDIX

UTILITIES

POWER

Cabarrus County Duke Energy | 800.777.9898 | duke-energy.com City of Concord Electric | 704.786.6161 | concordnc.gov Gaston County Dominion Energy | 866.366.4357 | dominionenergy.com Mecklenburg County / Charlotte Duke Energy | 800.777.9898 | duke-energy.com Mecklenburg County / Huntersville & Cornelius Energy United | 704.892.0278 | energyunited.com Union County Union Power Cooperative | 704.289.3145 union-power.com

WATER

Cabarrus County City of Concord Water Department | 704.786.6161 concordnc.gov Mecklenburg County City of Charlotte Dept of Water & Sewer 311 or 704.336.7600

Union County Union County Public Works | 704.296.4210 unioncountync.gov

GAS

Cabarrus County Public Service NC | 877.776.2427 | psncenergy.com Mecklenburg & Union Counties Piedmont Natural Gas | 1.800.752.7504 piedmontng.com

SANITATION

Cabarrus County City of Concord Solid Waste Services | 704.920.5555 concordnc.gov Mecklenburg County City of Charlotte’s Solid Waste Services 704.366.2673 | charlottenc.gov Union County Action Waste Solutions | 704.821.7578 activewastesolutions.com

CABLE/SATELLITE

Spectrum | 704.377.9600 DirecTV | 888.777.2454 Dish Network | 888.825.2557 AT&T | 800.288.2020 Cornelius, Mooresville, & Davidson: MI Connection 704.660.3840

PROPERTY TAXES

COST OF LIVING COMPARISON

All tax rates on this chart are estimates. For specific information, contact the local tax authority in each county.

Mecklenburg County, NC @ $0.6169 per $100 value

Tax rate $250,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 Charlotte @ .3481 0.965 $2,413 $4,825 $9,650 Cornelius @ .222 0.8389 $2,097 $4,195 $8,389 Davidson @ .29 0.9069 $2,267 $4,535 $9,069 Huntersville @ .24 0.8569 $2,142 $4,285 $8,569 Matthews @ .295 0.9119 $2,280 $4,560 $9,119 Mint Hill @ .255 0.8719 $2,180 $4,360 $8,719 Pineville @ .33 0.9469 $2,367 $4,735 $9,469

Union County, NC @ $0.2163 per $100 value

Tax rate $250,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 Indian Trail @ .185 0.4013 $1,003 $2,007 $4,013 Waxhaw @ .385 0.6013 $1,503 $3,007 $6,013 Weddington @ .052 0.2683 $671 $1,342 $2,683

York County, SC

Tax rate $250,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 Fort Mill SC millage rate 0.4701 $1,175 $2,351 $4,701 Rock Hill SC millage rate 0.4139 $1,035 $2,070 $4,139

Lancaster County, SC

Tax rate $250,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 Indian Land SC millage rate 0.338 $845 $1,690 $3,380

Charlotte NC San Francisco CA St. Louis MO Atlanta GA Charleston SC Arlington VA Population 812,876 807,078 317,701 933,431 180,260 219,225 Average Income $80,706 $103,613 $51,574 $84,110 $72,488 $124,686 Average Age 34 yo 39 yo 34 yo 35 yo 36 yo 35 yo Land Size 411 sq miles 52 sq miles 66 sq miles 357 sq miles 195 sq miles 26 sq miles Average Home Value $386,475 $1,621,782 $202,138 $455,755 $487,401 $848,045 Cost Index 100% 120% 91% 100% 104% 143%

Charlotte NC Richmond VA Columbus OH Princeton NJ Providence RI Boston MA Population 812,876 373,714 798,187 53,482 203,363 145,596 Average Income $80,706 $67,040 $62,590 $159,646 $63,495 $93,395 Average Age 34 yo 36 yo 35 yo 39 yo 32 yo 31 yo Land Size 411 sq miles 161 sq miles 239 sq miles 52 sq miles 25 sq miles 6 sq miles Average Home Value $386,475 $297,645 $253,885 $808,327 $369,847 $1,297,522 Cost Index 100% 93% 98% 115% 86% 117%

USEFUL RESOURCES

CHARLOTTE REGIONAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to the economic development of the Charlotte 15-county region in North and South Carolina. With a wide variety of helpful information, they are a great resource for Charlotteans or anyone thinking to relocate to the area. To view the documents below, please visit charlotteregion.com, or if viewing the book electronically, click the links below.

CHARLOTTE IN DETAIL

charlotteregion.com

COST OF LIVING

leadingre.com/homebuying/tools/costofliving

MAJOR EMPLOYERS DIRECTORY

Atrium Health Wells Fargo & Co. Walmart Inc. Bank of America Corp. Novant Health Inc. American Airlines Group Lowe’s Cos. Inc. Food Lion Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. Duke Energy Corp.

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