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Charlotte NC
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
The yearly data reads a renter's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
Down 1 place this month25of 43 metros
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Steady
Pulling both ways, asking rents are slipping and jobs are growing, as of Jun 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
-1.1%
▼ Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
CHARLOTTE
+5.9%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,594/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · CharlotteNEWS · DAILY
Tishman Speyer buys 296-unit property in Charlotte, North CarolinaLincoln Property acquires Spectrum Companies in Carolinas expansionDemand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.6%
Migration+8.45/1k
SUPPLY
Permits-14.8%
Vacancy7.8%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,258/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$1,594RENT
$2,852OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
+8.45/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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