
A fast-growing economy is one of the many assets of Concord, a city situated 20 miles from Charlotte. Concord features tourism attractions like Charlotte Motor Speedway and a regional Concord Mills shopping mall, and the city’s largest employer is Carolina Medical Center-Northeast with 4,500 employees. Higher education opportunities are available at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and Barber-Scotia College, and diverse housing options range from $150,000 homes to multimillion-dollar estates. Transportation assets include Interstate 85 and Concord Regional Airport.