Home values, rents and more in Charlotte, NC
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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- $560k+
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How Charlotte compares
The typical home in Charlotte, NC is worth about $390,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Charlotte are about the same as the typical value in the Charlotte metro area ($381,000) and 6% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Charlotte fell 1.2%, compared with −0.8% in the Charlotte metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,729 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Charlotte metro area ($1,735) and 11% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.2% over the past year.
The median household income is $82,068, against $83,304 in the Charlotte metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 903,844 people live in Charlotte (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Charlotte has the 25th-highest typical home value of the 76 cities in the Charlotte metro area and the 119th-highest of 541 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: Mecklenburg County, NC · Charlotte metro area · North Carolina
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Nearby cities
ZIP codes in Charlotte, NC
- 28202 · Charlotte $402,000
- 28203 · Charlotte $675,000
- 28204 · Charlotte $574,000
- 28205 · Charlotte $454,000
- 28206 · Charlotte $322,000
- 28207 · Charlotte $1,644,000
- 28208 · Charlotte $293,000
- 28209 · Charlotte $671,000
- 28210 · Charlotte $558,000
- 28211 · Charlotte $924,000
- 28212 · Charlotte $316,000
- 28213 · Charlotte $320,000
- 28214 · Charlotte $333,000
- 28215 · Charlotte $344,000
- 28216 · Charlotte $316,000
- 28217 · Charlotte $319,000
- 28226 · Charlotte $665,000
- 28262 · Charlotte $338,000
- 28269 · Charlotte $351,000
- 28270 · Charlotte $672,000
- 28273 · Charlotte $363,000
- 28277 · Charlotte $602,000
- 28278 · Charlotte $496,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.