Area data
Charlotte, NC — ZIP 28274
Population: 747 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,840/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,270/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hail, iceStorm, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 63.0°F
- Average high
- 74.0°F
- Average low
- 52.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 41.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 169
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (31 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 23
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 209
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 702,912
- Average weekly wage
- $1,647
- Top industries (by employment)
- Finance & Insurance, Professional Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6,496
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