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September 2017 Charlotte Rent Report
Welcome to the September 2017 Charlotte Rent Report. In this report, we'll evaluate trends in the Charlotte rental market, including comparisons to similar cities nationwide.
Charlotte rents increased marginally over the past month
Charlotte rents have increased 0.2% over the past month, and have increased moderately by 3.9% in comparison to the same time last year. Currently, median rents in Charlotte stand at $950 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,110 for a two-bedroom. This is the seventh straight month that the city has seen rent increases after a decline in January. Charlotte's year-over-year rent growth lags the state average of 4.3%, but exceeds the national average of 3.0%.
Charlotte rents more affordable than many other large cities nationwide
As rents have increased in Charlotte, a few comparable cities nationwide have seen also rents grow more modestly. Charlotte is still more affordable than most similar cities across the country.
- Rents also increased in other cities across the state, with North Carolina as a whole logging rent growth of 4.3% over the past year.
- Charlotte's median two-bedroom rent of $1,110 is slightly below the national average of $1,160. Nationwide, rents have grown by 3.0% over the past year compared to the 3.9% increase in Charlotte.
- While Charlotte's rents rose over the past year, many cities nationwide also saw increases, including Seattle (+5.4%), Phoenix (+4.9%), and Raleigh (+3.4%).
- Renters will find more reasonable prices in Charlotte than most other large cities. For example, San Francisco has a median 2BR rent of $3,070, which is more than two-and-a-half times the price in Charlotte.
| City | Median 1BR price | Median 2BR price | M/M price change | Y/Y price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | $950 | $1,110 | 0.2% | 3.9% |
| Concord | $790 | $920 | -0.6% | 0.8% |
| Gastonia | $670 | $790 | -0.1% | 1.8% |
| Rock Hill | $840 | $980 | 0.2% | 6.8% |
| Huntersville | $1,070 | $1,250 | -1.0% | 1.4% |
| Cornelius | $900 | $1,050 | 1.5% | 9.6% |
Methodology - Recent Updates:
Data from private listing sites, including our own, tends to skew toward luxury apartments, which introduces sample bias when estimates are calculated directly from these listings. To address these limitations, we’ve recently made major updates to our methodology, which we believe have greatly improved the accuracy and reliability of our estimates.
Read more about our new methodology below, or see a more detailed post here.
Methodology:
Apartment List is committed to making our rent estimates the best and most accurate available. To do this, we start with reliable median rent statistics from the Census Bureau, then extrapolate them forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from our listing data. In doing so, we use a same-unit analysis similar to Case-Shiller’s approach, comparing only units that are available across both time periods to provide an accurate picture of rent growth in cities across the country.
Our approach corrects for the sample bias inherent in other private sources, producing results that are much closer to statistics published by the Census Bureau and HUD. Our methodology also allows us to construct a picture of rent growth over an extended period of time, with estimates that are updated each month.
Read more about our methodology here.
About Rent Reports:
Apartment List publishes monthly reports on rental trends for hundreds of cities across the U.S. We intend these reports to be a source of reliable information that help renters and policymakers make sound decisions, and we invest significant time and effort in gathering and analyzing rent data. Our work is covered regularly by journalists across the country.
We are continuously working to improve our methodology and data, with the goal of providing renters with the information that they need to make the best decisions.
