Best PlacesFourth Ward, Charlotte, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fourth Ward, Charlotte, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fourth Ward, Charlotte ranks 697th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fourth Ward, Charlotte
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fourth Ward, Charlotte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fourth Ward, Charlotte ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Fourth Ward, Charlotte ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fourth Ward, Charlotte
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fourth Ward, Charlotte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,799, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fourth Ward, Charlotte's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fourth Ward, Charlotte
Fourth Ward, Charlotte runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fourth Ward, Charlotte.
Who works in Fourth Ward, Charlotte, and how
Work in Fourth Ward, Charlotte centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Fourth Ward, Charlotte
Fourth Ward, Charlotte has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Fourth Ward, Charlotte and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fourth Ward, Charlotte, month by month
Fourth Ward, Charlotte sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Fourth Ward, Charlotte
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 6 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fourth Ward, Charlotte
Schools across Fourth Ward, Charlotte average a C, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ashley Park Prek-8 SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Levine Middle College High SchA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fourth Ward, Charlotte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fourth Ward, Charlotte measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fourth Ward, Charlotte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fourth Ward, Charlotte
Is Fourth Ward, Charlotte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fourth Ward, Charlotte ranks 697th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and state finances, and lowest on crime and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fourth Ward, Charlotte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,135. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $108,799 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Fourth Ward, Charlotte safe?
Fourth Ward, Charlotte is safer than 7% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,075 per resident a year.
Compare Fourth Ward, Charlotte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fourth Ward, Charlotte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fourth Ward, Charlotte represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fourth Ward, Charlotte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fourth Ward, Charlotte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fourth Ward, Charlotte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fourth Ward, Charlotte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fourth Ward, Charlotte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fourth Ward, Charlotte detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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