Matthews 28104

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Union County, NC · 1,436 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

54affordability /100

Buyer leverage is buyer advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
28%
stretched
Days on market
52
daily
Price cuts
25.3%
of active
Valuation
-71%
vs assessor
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51
/100
Mixed
stable · buyer advantage · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
65
Valuation
20
Economic health
54

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

66/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
DOM: 56d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)100
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Moderate buyer leverage in 28104. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 28.0% of median income. Median days on market: 56. Renting is approximately 78% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.3). Market appears 30% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
STABLEBUYER ADVANTAGE

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$598,973
▴ 0.7% YoY
Days on market
52
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,340
ZORI
Investor score
47/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
157
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-71.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$173,455
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+79.8%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Mecklenburg+79.8%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$236
Price-to-income4.6×

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How 28104 ranks in NC
percentile vs all North Carolina ZIPs · n=834
Market velocity65%
Supply tightness65%
Affordability42%
Investment yield45%
Appreciation36%

Affordability, supply & momentum

24SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply15.1 mo
Days on Market52d
Inv vs History+19.6%
Listing Density13.2/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,026
Payment burden28%
Median income · ZIP$129,775
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,625
Monthly rent$2,340
Market dynamics
Price cut %25.3%
Momentumstable
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply15.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,340
Price-to-rent21.3
Est. cap rate3.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score1
Bike score

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Union County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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