Quick answer
Prices in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC were 2.7% below the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 97.3, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 97.6, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 97.348 |
| Goods | 96.580 |
| Housing (rents) | 97.635 |
| Utilities | 89.164 |
| Other services | 98.200 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 97.348 |
| 2023 | 97.323 |
| 2022 | 96.787 |
| 2021 | 96.601 |
| 2020 | 94.168 |
| 2019 | 94.484 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.