ZIP 28078
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 28078 usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28078 is 0.1% below its high of $1,939 in December 2025, at $1,938 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28078 changed +1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 North Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 28078 rose 35.2% while median household income rose 19.7% ($100,980 to $120,831). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28078 is 37.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($120,831) is $3,021 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,570); a 4-bedroom is $3,270.
ZIP 28262, 9 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,512/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28078. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 28078 (Huntersville, NC) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28078 in Huntersville, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 28078 in Huntersville, NC has shifted from $1,523 to $1,938, up 27.2% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 28078 in Huntersville, NC now reports about $120,831, up from $102,773 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 28078 in Huntersville, NC adding about 4,423 residents over the five-year window, up 6.6% on net. The renter share has risen from 26.5% to 28.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 54.1% to 56.3% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 28078 in Huntersville, NC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 28078 covers Huntersville, NC. The median rent here is $1,938/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,910/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,090/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($120,831/yr), ZIP 28078 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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At $1,938/mo, rent takes ~19% of ZIP 28078's median household income ($120,831/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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