ZIP 28273
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 28273 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 28273 is 0.1% below its high of $1,611 in August 2026, at $1,609 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 28273 changed +2.0% 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 28273 rose 30.5% while median household income rose 25% ($69,896 to $87,350). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 28273 is 31.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($87,350) is $2,184 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,130); a 3-bedroom is $2,620.
8th cheapest of 23 ZIP codes in Charlotte.
ZIP 28210, 5 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,406/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 28273. 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 28273 (Charlotte, NC) is roughly split between renters and owners, 38.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 28273 in Charlotte, NC has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 28273 in Charlotte, NC has climbed 22.8% since 2021, going from about $1,310 per month to roughly $1,609 today. Household income in the area moved from $75,126 to $87,350 across the same window, up 16.3% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 6.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 44,048 to 50,966 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.7% change. About 49.7% of households rent today, against 46.9% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 28273 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 28273 covers Charlotte, NC. The median rent here is $1,609/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,353/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,485/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($87,350/yr), ZIP 28273 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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At $1,609/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 28273's median household income ($87,350/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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