ZIP 28208 vs ZIP 28216

28208 is one of 34 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Mecklenburg County, NC.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 29 of the 29 with a value.

14 school locations in 28208: 6 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high.

In alphabetical order: Allenbrook Elementary, Ashley Park PreK-8 School, Bruns Avenue Elementary, Charles H. Parker Academic Center, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

28216 is one of 34 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Mecklenburg County, NC.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 28 of the 29 with a value.

9 school locations in 28216: 3 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 1 other.

In alphabetical order: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School, Hornets Nest Elementary, Mountain Island Lake Academy, Movement School Northwest, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 28208 was worth $88,066.

Values peaked at $318,523 in May 2024. The latest reading is −6.0% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $299,346, −1.3% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $299,346. Put 20% down and borrow $239,477 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,658 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $51,339 a year, $4,278 a month. So the payment takes 38.8% of income — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.4% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $527.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $698.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,540 — +121% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +39%.

Reported values rose +240% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $173,807. So the real change is +72%, not +240%.

28208: +240% since January 2000.

Mecklenburg County: +164% since January 2000.

North Carolina: +156% since January 2000 — 28208 ran ahead of it by 84 points.

Against 834 North Carolina ZIP codes, 28208 sits at the 17th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

15th for appreciation (recent value growth); 71st for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $1,957 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,601 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 15.6. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 28216 was worth $111,106.

Values peaked at $332,872 in August 2022. The latest reading is −4.5% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $317,822, −1.0% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $317,822. Put 20% down and borrow $254,258 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,760 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $64,977 a year, $5,415 a month. So the payment takes 32.5% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.4% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $665.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $722.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,635 — +126% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +43%.

Reported values rose +186% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $219,279. So the real change is +45%, not +186%.

28216: +186% since January 2000.

Mecklenburg County: +164% since January 2000.

North Carolina: +156% since January 2000 — 28216 ran ahead of it by 30 points.

Against 834 North Carolina ZIP codes, 28216 sits at the 28th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

16th for appreciation (recent value growth); 80th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $2,078 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,733 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 15.3. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 67 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 120% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 251. That is 144% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 50 a month. That is 107% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 32% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 68% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 5.0 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 17 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 50 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 45 — so sales ran at 111% of it, and below it in 5 of the last 24 months.

Across Mecklenburg County, builders pulled permits for 7,496 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 50% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 85 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 98% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 299. That is 153% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 68 a month. That is 80% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 50% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 50% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 4.4 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 17 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 68 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 80 — so sales ran at 85% of it, and below it in 22 of the last 24 months.

Across Mecklenburg County, builders pulled permits for 7,496 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 50% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Mecklenburg County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 11,420 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 16,268 moved out.

Net across those counties: −4,848 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 251 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Cabarrus, NC (2,155 households); most departures went to Cabarrus, NC (3,143).

This ZIP sits in Mecklenburg County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 11,420 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 16,268 moved out.

Net across those counties: −4,848 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 299 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Cabarrus, NC (2,155 households); most departures went to Cabarrus, NC (3,143).