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Neighborhoods

35 entries

Ballantyne

A planned community of office parks, golf, shopping and subdivisions at the South Carolina line. Newer than almost anywhere else in the city and built to…

Far South Single-family, townhomes, apartments $450k–$1.5 million

Barclay Downs

The neighborhood directly west of SouthPark Mall, with mid-century ranches being replaced by larger custom homes and sidewalks that actually go somewhere. Barclay Downs is the…

South Charlotte Single-family ranches and rebuilds $800k–$2 million

Belmont

An early mill neighborhood just northeast of Uptown, changing fast around the Little Sugar Creek Greenway and the Parkwood Blue Line station. Belmont the neighborhood (not…

North End & East Cottages and new townhomes $350k–$750k

Cotswold

A post-war neighborhood around Cotswold Village and Randolph Road, close to SouthPark and Uptown both, with mature trees and steady rebuilding. Cotswold is the mid-century suburb…

South Charlotte Single-family ranches, rebuilds $550k–$1.3 million

Coulwood

Established ranch neighborhoods off Mount Holly-Huntersville Road, with larger lots than most of the city and quick access to the Catawba and the US-485 loop. Coulwood…

West End Single-family brick ranches on large lots $300k–$550k

Dilworth

Laid out in 1911 south of Uptown, with Latta Park at its heart and porches on nearly every block. Walkable to South End and Uptown, and…

South End & Dilworth Single-family bungalows, condos on the edges $700k–$2 million+

East Charlotte

The stretch between Independence and Monroe Road: Idlewild, Grier Heights edges, and some of the best-value housing inside the city limits. East Charlotte is the broad…

North End & East Single-family ranches, apartments $250k–$450k

Eastover

A small, tightly held district east of Myers Park with wide lots, formal architecture and the Mint Museum Randolph at its edge. Eastover is the neighborhood…

South Charlotte Single-family estates $1.2 million–$6 million+

Elizabeth

The neighborhood east of Uptown built around what is now Independence Park and Central Piedmont’s campus, with the Gold Line streetcar on Elizabeth Avenue and a…

East Charlotte Single-family bungalows, condos $600k–$1.4 million

Fourth Ward

The corner of Uptown that survived urban renewal. Restored late-1800s houses on brick sidewalks sit a block from towers, with Fourth Ward Park at the center…

Center City Historic single-family, townhomes, condos $500k–$1.6 million

Hickory Grove

One of the most diverse parts of the city: the Albemarle Road corridor with grocers, restaurants and places of worship from a dozen countries, and affordable…

East Charlotte Single-family ranches and split-levels, apartments $275k–$475k

Historic West End

The corridor running out Beatties Ford Road: Johnson C. Smith University, Five Points, Washington Heights, McCrorey Heights and the Gold Line streetcar. A century of Black…

West End Single-family bungalows and ranches $300k–$800k

Madison Park

A large post-war ranch neighborhood along Woodlawn and Park Road, with the Park Road Shopping Center and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway at its edges. Madison…

South Charlotte Single-family brick ranches $500k–$900k

Mallard Creek

The northeast growth corridor around Prosperity Village and Mallard Creek Road, with newer subdivisions, greenway access and a short run to Concord Mills. Mallard Creek is…

University & Northeast Single-family subdivisions, townhomes, apartments $325k–$650k

Montford

A short grid off Park Road that gave its name to Charlotte’s densest run of bars and restaurants outside South End. Montford is the small neighborhood…

South Charlotte Ranches and dense townhome infill $450k–$900k

Mountain Island

Charlotte’s far northwest edge along Mountain Island Lake, with the Catawba River, Latta Nature Preserve and some of the most open land left inside the county…

West End Single-family subdivisions, lakefront $325k–$800k

Myers Park

Charlotte’s grandest early suburb, laid out in 1911 on a curving plan with a canopy of willow oaks over Queens Road. Freedom Park and Queens University…

South Charlotte Single-family estates and Colonials, condos on edges $900k–$5 million+

NoDa

North Davidson and 36th Street, built as a mill village and reinvented as the arts district: galleries, music venues, breweries and a Blue Line station at…

East Charlotte Mill cottages, townhomes, converted mills $400k–$900k

Oakhurst

A quiet post-war neighborhood built around Winterfield and Oakhurst schools, with bigger lots than Plaza Midwood and an easy run to Independence Boulevard. Oakhurst is the…

East Charlotte Single-family brick ranches and cottages $400k–$750k

Optimist Park

The blocks around Camp North End, the 76-acre former factory campus now full of studios, food and offices. Cottages and new townhomes side by side. Optimist…

North End & East Mill cottages and new apartments $400k–$800k

Plaza Midwood

Central Avenue and the Plaza: dive bars next to wine bars, thrift stores next to new apartments, and a bungalow grid behind all of it. Walkable,…

East Charlotte Single-family bungalows and Tudors, townhomes $500k–$1.1 million

Providence

The corridor running out Providence Road toward Matthews, with tree-lined subdivisions, tennis and swim clubs, and easy access to the 485 loop. Providence is the corridor…

Far South Single-family subdivisions $550k–$1.2 million

Quail Hollow

Built around Quail Hollow Club, home of the PGA tour stop, with quiet subdivision streets and the McAlpine Creek Greenway nearby. Quail Hollow is the neighborhood…

South Charlotte Single-family on large wooded lots $450k–$1.2 million

Seversville

One of Charlotte’s oldest west-side neighborhoods, next to Wesley Heights and Camp Greene, with new construction filling the gaps between original cottages. Seversville is the small…

West End Cottages and infill $350k–$750k

South Charlotte

The Sardis and Rea Road area: mature subdivisions, McAlpine Creek Greenway, and some of the most sought-after public schools in the county. South Charlotte is the…

Far South Single-family subdivisions, some townhomes $500k–$1.1 million

South End

The old textile corridor along the rail line, now the busiest restaurant and brewery strip in the city. The Rail Trail and the LYNX Blue Line…

South End & Dilworth Apartments, condos, converted warehouses $350k–$1.1 million

SouthPark

Built around SouthPark Mall and a cluster of office towers, with quiet ranch streets a block off Sharon Road and new mid-rise condos going up along…

South Charlotte Condos and apartments, single-family around $450k–$2 million

Steele Creek

Charlotte’s southwest growth edge along Lake Wylie and South Tryon, with new subdivisions, the Whitewater Center nearby and the airport ten minutes away. Steele Creek is…

Far South New single-family subdivisions, apartments $350k–$900k

Third Ward

The southwest quadrant of Uptown, built around Bank of America Stadium, Truist Field and Romare Bearden Park. Game days define the calendar; the rest of the…

Center City Apartments and condos, some townhomes $300k–$900k

University City

The area around UNC Charlotte and the Blue Line’s north end: student housing, research and corporate campuses, the Greenway and a food scene that follows the…

University & Northeast Apartments, student housing, single-family $275k–$500k

Uptown

The center of the city: four wards inside the I-277 loop, the stadiums and arenas, the museums on Levine Avenue of the Arts, and the light…

Center City Condos and apartments $300k–$1.5 million+

Villa Heights

A small grid of early-1900s cottages with the Little Sugar Creek Greenway on one side and NoDa within walking distance on the other. Villa Heights is…

East Charlotte Cottages and infill single-family $400k–$800k

Wesley Heights

A designated historic district on the west side with bungalows, brick streets and the Irwin Creek Greenway. Close enough to Uptown to walk on a cool…

West End Single-family bungalows, townhome infill $450k–$900k

Wilmore

A compact grid of mill-era cottages just west of South End, with the skyline visible at the end of several streets. Among the fastest-changing neighborhoods in…

South End & Dilworth Cottages and new townhomes $450k–$900k

Yorkmount

The airport-side neighborhoods along Old Pineville and Yorkmount Road, mixing industry, warehouses and affordable ranch streets. Yorkmount is the 1950s-to-1980s neighborhood off South Boulevard and Yorkmont…

South Charlotte Brick ranches and apartments $250k–$425k