Neighborhood Profile

Downtown Charlotte

Charlotte, NC | Mecklenburg County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
53.2
National rank: #6,444 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
63.1
Score
Value Opportunity
60.7
Score
Momentum
26.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationCharlotte, NC
CountyMecklenburg County
National rank#6,444 of 14,967
State rank#228 of 535
City rank#62 of 163
County rank#62 of 163
National percentile57.0
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$629,627
Year-over-year home value change-0.8%
Month-over-month home value change-0.66%
Home value to income ratio5.50
Median household income$114,464
Bachelor's degree or higher72.1%
Civilian unemployment rate1.9%
Homeownership rate19.5%
Housing vacancy rate17.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher38.7%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Downtown Charlotte

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Downtown Charlotte?

Downtown Charlotte is ranked #62 of 163 eligible neighborhoods in Charlotte; #228 of 535 eligible neighborhoods in NC; and #6,444 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Downtown Charlotte one of the best neighborhoods in Charlotte?

Downtown Charlotte has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 53.2 and a city ranking of #62 of 163 eligible neighborhoods in Charlotte.

How much are homes worth in Downtown Charlotte?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Downtown Charlotte is approximately $629,627.

Are home values rising or falling in Downtown Charlotte?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.8% year over year and -0.66% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Downtown Charlotte?

Downtown Charlotte has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 26.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Downtown Charlotte?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $114,464.

How affordable is Downtown Charlotte relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.50. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Downtown Charlotte primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 19.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in Downtown Charlotte?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.9%.

How educated are residents of Downtown Charlotte?

Approximately 72.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Downtown Charlotte face high rent burden?

Approximately 38.7% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Downtown Charlotte?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications126
Estimated originations65
Home-purchase applications72
Origination rate52.0%
Home-purchase share57.3%
Average application loan$3,102,278
Total application loan amount$389,854,763
National application rank#3,502 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 17.1% YoY; originations 0.9% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.