ZIP 28269
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 28269 usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in July, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28269 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 28269 changed +2.1% 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 28269 rose 38.1% while median household income rose 23.6% ($65,963 to $81,517). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28269 is 39.8% 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 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,517) is $2,038 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,990); a 3-bedroom is $2,450.
15th cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Charlotte.
ZIP 28262, 4 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,512/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28269. 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 28269 (Charlotte, NC) is majority owner-occupied, 45.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28269 in Charlotte, NC has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 28269 in Charlotte, NC has increased from $1,455 to $1,835, a 26.1% change over five years. Median household income rose from $72,619 to $81,517 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 78,353 residents to roughly 79,586. Renters now make up 39.4% of households, compared with 35.6% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 45.6% of adults here, versus 42.8% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 28269 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 28269 covers Charlotte, NC. The median rent here is $1,835/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,820/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,990/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($81,517/yr), ZIP 28269 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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At $1,835/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 28269's median household income ($81,517/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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