ZIP 28173 · Waxhaw, North Carolina
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
65,274 people call ZIP 28173 home.
65,274
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 55% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,776
a month. North Carolina's median is $1,228.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$989–$1,483
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,776 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
30% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 30% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.1–0.5% to the 21,343 homes here.
27–112
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 110% more than North Carolina's.
$608,000
median home value in ZIP 28173.
- $608,000 ZIP 28173
- $288,900 North Carolina
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year