ZIP 28213
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 28213 usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in July, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28213 is 1.1% below its high of $1,566 in December 2024, at $1,548 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28213 changed +0.2% 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 28213 rose 35.9% while median household income rose 26.9% ($45,808 to $58,146). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28213 is 32.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($58,146) is $1,454 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,440); a 2-bedroom is $1,580.
5th cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Charlotte.
ZIP 28212, 7 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,340/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28213. 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 28213 (Charlotte, NC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 33.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28213 in Charlotte, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 28213 in Charlotte, NC has shifted from $1,264 to $1,548, up 22.5% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $49,714 to $58,146 across the same window, up 17.0% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 28213 in Charlotte, NC adding about 1,351 residents over the five-year window, up 3.0% on net. The renter share has risen from 50.8% to 55.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 28213 in Charlotte, NC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 28213 covers Charlotte, NC. The median rent here is $1,548/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,440/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($58,146/yr), ZIP 28213 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.2% over the past year.
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At $1,548/mo, rent takes ~32% of ZIP 28213's median household income ($58,146/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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