ZIP 28227
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 28227 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in May, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28227 is 0.9% below its high of $1,711 in March 2026, at $1,695 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28227 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 28227 rose 45.4% while median household income rose 29.7% ($59,438 to $77,115). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28227 is 44.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($77,115) is $1,928 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,820); a 3-bedroom is $2,240.
ZIP 28212, 6 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,340/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28227. 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 28227 (Mint Hill, NC) is majority owner-occupied, 31.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28227 in Mint Hill, NC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 28227 in Mint Hill, NC has shifted from $1,330 to $1,695, up 27.4% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $77,115 today, compared with $65,198 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 28227 in Mint Hill, NC adding about 1,958 residents over the five-year window, up 3.3% on net. The renter share has eased from 31.3% to 29.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 28227 covers Mint Hill, NC. The median rent here is $1,695/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,660/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,820/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($77,115/yr), ZIP 28227 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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At $1,695/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 28227's median household income ($77,115/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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