ZIP 28215
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 28215 usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in July, about $37 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28215 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 28215 changed +3.4% 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 28215 rose 45.8% while median household income rose 37.7% ($51,676 to $71,162). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28215 is 49.7% 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 ($71,162) is $1,779 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,730); a 3-bedroom is $2,130.
22nd cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Charlotte.
ZIP 28213, 4 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,548/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28215. 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 28215 (Charlotte, NC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 32.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28215 in Charlotte, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 28215 in Charlotte, NC has shifted from $1,545 to $2,051, up 32.8% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $55,578 to $71,162 between 2021 and 2024, a 28.0% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 28215 in Charlotte, NC adding about 3,126 residents over the five-year window, up 4.9% on net. The renter share has eased from 37% to 32.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 26.9% to 32.3% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 28215 in Charlotte, NC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 28215 covers Charlotte, NC. The median rent here is $2,051/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,730/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($71,162/yr), ZIP 28215 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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