Charlotte, North Carolina
Nonstop to JFK, LaGuardia and Newark from CLT
- Big-city lifeUptown business district; NFL, NBA and MLS teams
Home prices next to New York
Median listed home
New York metro$742,000
Charlotte$424,950
43% less, a $317,050 differencePrice per square foot
New York metro$494
Charlotte$217
2.3 times the space for the moneyRealtor.com via FRED, September 2026
Day-to-day costs
- Salary that matches $150,000 in New YorkBEA regional price parities, 2024
- $129,725
- Housing cost index, US = 100New York 148.6. BEA, 2024
- 97.6
- Net move-ins from other US metros, 2024-25Census Vintage 2025, via Regions Financial
- +24,404
Weather
31.8°January low
90.3°July high
3.5 inSnow per year
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
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Find my citiesSources for this page
- Median listing price: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI16740
- Price per sq ft: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE16740
- Price parities: BEA via FRED RPPALL16740, 2024
- Housing index: BEA via FRED RPPSERVERENT16740, 2024
- New York: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI35620 and MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE35620
- Flights: undated (accessed 2026-10-14)
- Climate normals
- Net domestic migration (Census Vintage 2025 via Regions Financial)