Charlotte 28217

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Mecklenburg County, NC · 5,090 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

45affordability /100

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

Payment burden
33.3%
stretched
Days on market
74
daily
Price cuts
28.4%
of active
Valuation
-49.3%
vs assessor
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40
/100
Mixed
stable · buyer advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
45
Valuation
35
Economic health
45

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

52/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 9.9% correction for affordability
DOM: 109d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)100

Balanced market in 28217. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 33.3% of median income. Median days on market: 109. Renting is approximately 45% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 17.4).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
STABLEBUYER ADVANTAGE

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage. Prices down 1.1% YoY.

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Median price
$331,525
▾ 1.1% YoY
Days on market
74
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,592
ZORI
Investor score
58/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
115
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-49.3%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$168,130
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$233
Price-to-income5.5×

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How 28217 ranks in NC
percentile vs all North Carolina ZIPs · n=834
Market velocity39%
Supply tightness0%
Affordability21%
Investment yield63%
Appreciation17%

Affordability, supply & momentum

22SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply19.6 mo
Days on Market74d
Inv vs History+16.3%
Listing Density9.5/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,675
Payment burden33.3%
Median income · ZIP$60,397
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,006
Monthly rent$1,592
Market dynamics
Price cut %28.4%
Momentumstable
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply19.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,592
Price-to-rent17.4
Est. cap rate3.7%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score13
Bike score

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Mecklenburg 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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