Charlotte cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Charlotte
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC had 2,883,370 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 97.3, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,785
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,594
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
96.6
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
89.2
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
27.5 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$85,938
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.64%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in North Carolina
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in North Carolina · Medicaid · North Carolina overview
Related comparisons
From Charlotte
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Charlotte.
- Charlotte and San Francisco · rent gap $1,912
- Charlotte and San Jose · rent gap $1,487
- Charlotte and Boston · rent gap $1,223
- Charlotte and New York · rent gap $1,186
- Charlotte and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,179
- Charlotte and San Diego · rent gap $1,038
- Charlotte and Miami · rent gap $779
- Charlotte and McAllen · rent gap $768
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: Orlando, Baltimore, St. Louis