ZIP 28270
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 28270 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 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28270 is 1.4% below its high of $1,551 in May 2025, at $1,530 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28270 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 28270 rose 35.3% while median household income rose 33.7% ($98,449 to $131,667). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28270 is 34.3% 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 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($131,667) is $3,292 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,170).
4th cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Charlotte.
ZIP 28212, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,340/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28270. 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 28270 (Charlotte, NC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 67.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28270 in Charlotte, NC has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 28270 in Charlotte, NC paid around $1,206 a month. That figure now sits near $1,530, up 26.9% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $131,667 today, compared with $112,190 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 28270 in Charlotte, NC losing about 2,135 residents over the five-year window, down 6.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 26.1% to 23.2%, 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 28270 covers Charlotte, NC. The median rent here is $1,530/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,287/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,412/mo.
At 14% of local median household income ($131,667/yr), ZIP 28270 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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