Market Intelligence · NC / Mecklenburg County
Charlotte, NC home prices and housing market
The typical home value in Charlotte, NC is $393K as of September 2026, down 1.2% from a year ago, based on the Zillow Home Value Index. In the typical Charlotte ZIP code, the median list price is $438K and homes spend a median of 61 days on market as of September 2026 (Realtor.com).
The Home Value Pros Report
Charlotte housing market, on video
Key takeaways
- Charlotte home values are down about one percent this year, and nearly a quarter of sellers are cutting prices.
- The typical Charlotte home is now worth about three hundred ninety-six thousand dollars, and that value has slipped just under one percent over the past year.
- Nearly a quarter of active listings have already taken a price cut.
Read the transcript
Charlotte home values are down about one percent this year, and nearly a quarter of sellers are cutting prices. If you are thinking about selling in the next twelve months, this is the moment to understand exactly where you stand. The typical Charlotte home is now worth about three hundred ninety-six thousand dollars, and that value has slipped just under one percent over the past year. That is not a crash, but look at what sellers are dealing with. The typical home is taking about sixty one days to go under contract, roughly two months of waiting. There are about three thousand seven hundred homes for sale right now, and around one thousand three hundred new listings came on in the latest period, so buyers have plenty to choose from. Here is the tell. Nearly a quarter of active listings have already taken a price cut. That means a lot of sellers priced high, sat, and then chased the market down. The median list price sits near four hundred thirty-six thousand dollars, well above the typical value of about three hundred ninety-six thousand dollars, so many asking prices are simply ahead of what buyers will pay. If you sell, price it right from day one, because an overpriced home in Charlotte today sits for two months and then cuts anyway. To see what your home would realistically sell for right now, get a free home value estimate at Home Value Pros dot com.
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12-month value trend
-1.2% over 12 months
Sep 2025$397K
Low $393KHigh $401K
Sep 2026$393K
Median Zillow home value index across Charlotte's ZIP codes.
The coverage
Charlotte, by the numbers.
- Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, September 2026
- $393K
- 1-yr changeMedian across Charlotte ZIPs
- -1.2%
- ZIP markets live57 tracked in Charlotte
- 24
- County
- Mecklenburg County
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