ZIP 28208
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 28208 usually run 0.6% below trend in March and 0.7% above it in August, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28208 is 0.3% below its high of $1,591 in December 2024, at $1,587 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28208 changed +0.7% 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 28208 rose 47.6% while median household income rose 53.7% ($36,062 to $55,431). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 28208 is 41.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,431) is $1,386 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,340); a 2-bedroom is $1,470.
7th cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Charlotte.
ZIP 28210, 7 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,406/mo), about $2,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28208. 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 28208 (Charlotte, NC) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 26.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28208 in Charlotte, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 28208 in Charlotte, NC has shifted from $1,235 to $1,587, up 28.5% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $44,711 in 2021 to $55,431 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 28208 in Charlotte, NC losing about 688 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 20.6% to 26.8% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 28208 in Charlotte, NC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 28208 covers Charlotte, NC. The median rent here is $1,587/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,340/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,470/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($55,431/yr), ZIP 28208 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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