Market Intelligence Charlotte, NC
Comp-rich · 40 tracked
Self-storage market in Charlotte, NC — July 2026
Based on the 40 facilities we track in Charlotte — a sample of Charlotte’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Soft
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
8%
Median rate by size
5×5
$32/mo
~35% below US ($49/mo)
typical $24/mo–$45/mo
5×10
$56/mo
~14% below US ($65/mo)
typical $34/mo–$69/mo
10×10
$89/mo
~6% below US ($95/mo)
typical $66/mo–$105/mo
10×20
$133/mo
~3% below US ($137/mo)
typical $113/mo–$178/mo
The bigger picture
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~86% of US metros — about 17.4 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 2.7M residents and 1.0M households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~10% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net in-migration of ~225,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$80,201
Median gross rent
$1,377/mo
Renter share
66%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Charlotte, NC, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 40 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.