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Waterfront and Lake Homes for Matthews Buyers
Three different lake purchases. Waterfront, water access and water view are priced differently, and the dock, slip and shoreline questions get answered before you offer.
Waterfront and Lake Homes for Matthews Buyers
Waterfront and lake homes are not part of the Matthews neighborhoods we cover, and it is better to be clear about that than to stretch a creek into a selling point. Matthews' water is its greenways: the Four Mile Creek Greenway, the Matthews Heritage Trail, and the trails along the creeks near Matthews Plantation. They are for walking and biking, not for a boat.
A Matthews buyer who wants the lake is usually weighing a very different life: Lake Norman lies north of Charlotte, on the far side of the region from Matthews, with higher prices and a different commute.
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How Carolina Signature Properties Helps You Weigh the Water
Carolina Signature Properties starts with how often you would use the water. For occasional boating, a Matthews home, with its downtown and short drive to uptown on US 74, may be the better fit, with lake days as trips. For daily time on the water, the lake towns make more sense, and we set them against what you would give up.
Buying a waterfront or lake home covers what to check on lake property, from dock approvals to insurance, and the Lake Norman area compares the lake towns.
Staying in Matthews or Moving to the Lake
Staying in Matthews keeps downtown, Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the greenways close. Moving to the lake trades those for the water. If the lake wins, waterfront and lake homes in Cornelius covers the nearest large-lake options from the Charlotte side.
Talk with us about Matthews or the lake, and we will start with how you want to spend your weekends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there lakefront homes in Matthews?
Not in the Matthews neighborhoods we cover. Matthews' water is its creek greenways. For lake homes, we look at the Lake Norman towns.
Where can I walk by the water in Matthews?
The Four Mile Creek Greenway, the Matthews Heritage Trail and the creek trails near Matthews Plantation.
How far is Lake Norman from Matthews?
Lake Norman lies north of Charlotte, on the far side of the region from Matthews, so it is a real drive. We compare the tradeoff with you.
Matthews
What waterfront and lake homes looks like in Matthews
A small town that runs straight into Charlotte, with a downtown of its own and more shopping and restaurants close to home.
- The homes
- A small town that runs straight into Charlotte: driving between the two, you can hardly tell where one ends and the other begins. It sits between Charlotte and Indian Trail.
- Why people choose it
- Buyers who want what draws people to Mint Hill, an easy drive into Charlotte, but with more shopping and restaurants close to home.
- Schools people ask about
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, including Matthews, Crown Point and Elizabeth Lane elementaries and David W. Butler High. Assignment depends on the address.
- Getting around
- About 11 to 12 miles from uptown Charlotte. US 74 and I-485 serve Matthews, and NC 51 runs through town and connects with US 74.
- Nearby
- Downtown Matthews and its library branch; Matthews Alive, the Labor Day festival and parade; Novant Health Matthews Medical Center; the Four Mile Creek Greenway, the Matthews Heritage Trail, Purser-Hulsey Park and the Sportsplex.
- The trade-off
- The fair comparison is with Charlotte and Mint Hill, not Harrisburg. Next to Mint Hill there is very little difference, except that Matthews has more shopping and restaurants.
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