Home values, rents and more in the Charlotte metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Charlotte metro compares
The typical home in the Charlotte metro area is worth about $381,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Charlotte metro are 15% above the typical value in North Carolina ($332,000) and 4% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Charlotte metro fell 0.8%, compared with −0.2% in North Carolina and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,735 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 8% above North Carolina ($1,603) and 10% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $83,304, against $72,388 in North Carolina and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 2,938,830 people live in the Charlotte metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Charlotte metro has the 190th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 10th-highest of 38 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: North Carolina · South Carolina
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- Price-to-income and monthly cost to buy
- Zillow 12-month price forecast
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- Flood, wildfire and natural hazard risk
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Charlotte metro
Cities in the Charlotte metro
- Charlotte, NC $390,000
- Concord, NC $378,000
- Gastonia, NC $273,000
- Rock Hill, SC $320,000
- Huntersville, NC $544,000
- Kannapolis, NC $276,000
- Mooresville, NC $478,000
- Indian Trail, NC $411,000
- Monroe, NC $352,000
- Salisbury, NC $280,000
- Cornelius, NC $521,000
- Fort Mill, SC $519,000
- Matthews, NC $504,000
- Statesville, NC $296,000
- Mint Hill, NC $509,000
- Waxhaw, NC $700,000
- Harrisburg, NC $492,000
- Mount Holly, NC $358,000
- Stallings, NC $454,000
- Davidson, NC $650,000
- Belmont, NC $432,000
- Weddington, NC $1,034,000
- Tega Cay, SC $594,000
- Lincolnton, NC $296,000
- Pineville, NC $400,000
- Wesley Chapel, NC $649,000
- York, SC $351,000
- Lancaster, SC $285,000
- Clover, SC $410,000
- Unionville, NC $411,000
- Cherryville, NC $250,000
- Dallas, NC $271,000
- Bessemer City, NC $237,000
- Cramerton, NC $308,000
- Chester, SC $140,000
- Wadesboro, NC $130,000
- Midland, NC $427,000
- Ranlo, NC $260,000
- China Grove, NC $297,000
- Wingate, NC $316,000
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.