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35.11° N · 80.66° W · GEOID 3764420

Stallings

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · part of the Charlotte, NC metro

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The short answer

Stallings is home to 16,886 people. Median household income is $115,974 a year and median rent is $1,882 a month, 19.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $428,000, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Stallings's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $32 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 94% of places its size. Also notable: Unemployment is 5.3%, against 3.1% in its closest peers.

76OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Stallings scores better than 76% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 27th of 161 in North Carolina.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%55
Economy 20%61
Safety 20%88
Amenities 15%20
Education 10%83
Commute 10%30
Growth 5%89
Median gross rent
$1,882
38% above the median place
Median household income
$115,974
44% above the median place
Median home value
$428,000
34% above the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
8% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Stallings

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Gateway, FL, World Golf Village, FL and Westphalia, MD), home value growth here is higher: 11.3% a year against a typical 8.8% a year.
01

Moving to Stallings

Mecklenburg County gains about 0.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in66,537
Moved out66,522
Net+15

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cabarrus County, NC3,7475,924−2,177
Union County, NC3,3516,018−2,667
Gaston County, NC2,4344,710−2,276
York County, SC2,1634,028−1,865
Iredell County, NC1,6082,806−1,198
Wake County, NC1,7081,491+217

Within North Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within North CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K
Leavers$90K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Mecklenburg County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mecklenburg County report $81,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $89,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,882 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,914 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $428,000.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 25.3% work from home; 1.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Westphalia, MD matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.7%
34% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.6%
2% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$89,855
28% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStallingsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.6%2% below
Moved from another state12.7%34% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure0.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$81,92116% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$89,85528% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 2.8%, 61% below the median place.

Stallings19.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$75,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.5%
4% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$96,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Stallings, $1,882 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Stallings, but easier on the budget

Places that match Stallings on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Westphalia, MD9416.0% vs 19.5%$41,600Compare
Fort Mill, SC9414.8% vs 19.5%$10,700Compare
Myrtle Grove, NC9415.5% vs 19.5%$2,800Compare
Canal Winchester, OH9315.5% vs 19.5%$18,300Compare

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Vacant homes1
2.8%
61% below the median place
Median year built1
2002
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
87.5%
32% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureStallingsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,88238% above
Rent to income119.5%4% below
Property tax rate10.6%30% below
Home price to income13.7x3% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.34% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,78511% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,4009% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,74016% below
Median home value1$428,00034% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.5%23% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure60.2%17% above
Homeownership187.5%32% above
Renters paying 30%+141.2%19% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9142% above
Vacant homes12.8%61% below
Median year built120021% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 25.3%, 103% above the median place.

Works from home1
25.3%
103% above the median place
Poverty rate1
4.8%
56% below the median place
Median household income1
$115,974
44% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$56,124 +40%
Mean commute28 min +14%
Unemployment5.3% +8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStallingsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$115,97444% above
Income per person1$56,12440% above
Unemployment15.3%8% above
Average annual pay6County figure$91,38139% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure791,613above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate14.8%56% below
Mean commute128 min14% above
Works from home125.3%103% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.7%98% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 96.7%, 5% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
96.7%
5% above the median place
Population change since 20207
10.2%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Bachelor's or higher1
53.7%
68% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.9% +3%
No health insurance5.2% −19%
Median age40.8 +5%
Household size2.6 +4%
Born abroad10.9% +23%
All 9 people measures
MeasureStallingsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population116,8862713th largest
Population change since 2020710.2%above (median 1.1%)
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher153.7%68% above
High school or higher194.9%3% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad110.9%23% above
No health insurance15.2%19% below
Homes with broadband196.7%5% above
05

Life in Stallings

OpenStreetMap shows 2.4 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 90% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

109 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.4 −77%
Playgrounds per 10k8.3 −12%
Grocery stores per 10k2.4 +12%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.6 −95%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −15%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Kings Mountain National Military Park 42 miles
  • Cowpens National Battlefield 66 miles
  • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 84 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.9 +25%
Shops31.5 +4%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.0 +19%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools14
1
89% below the median place
Public school students14
766
84% below the median place
Students per teacher14
16.7
8% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureStallingsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14189% below
Public school students1476684% below
Students per teacher1416.78% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure25.925% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.54% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure24.019% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k102.477% below
Playgrounds per 10k108.312% below
Grocery stores per 10k102.412% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.695% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails101.715% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1141.535% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12County figure109above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

The city police department reported 39 violent offenses per 100,000 residents, fewer than in 91% of the 1,457 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Violent crime per 100k
39
80% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
539
56% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk16
97.4
20% above the median place
Good air days17
48.2%
30% below the median place
Median air quality index17
51
19% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureStallingsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure90°F4% above
January average low15County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature15County figure61°F10% above
Annual precipitation15County figure44.3 in1% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure97.15% above
Hurricane risk16County figure84.219% above
Tornado risk16County figure97.420% above
Wildfire risk16County figure62.32% above
Heat wave risk16County figure94.35% above
Median air quality index17County figure5119% above
Good air days17County figure48.2%30% below
08

Stallings in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Stallings does better than 54% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 82%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,882/mo (2024)$2,410/mo$1,980 to $2,940/mo+4.2%
Median household income$115,974 (2024)$147,500$125,000 to $174,500+4.1%
Median home value$428,000 (2024)$630,000$458,000 to $868,000+6.7%
Population17,760 (2025)18,78018,020 to 19,580+1.1%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Stallings

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
St. Charles, IL$1,819$114,300Compare
Lakeland, TN$1,755$116,250Compare
Matthews, NC$1,764$108,611Compare
Audubon, PA$1,890$111,234Compare
Audubon, PAMatthews, NCLakeland, TNSt. Charles, ILStallings, NCStallingsSt. CharlesLakelandMatthewsAudubonStallingsSt. CharlesLakelandMatthewsAudubon

Places built like Stallings

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Stallings performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Stallings, NC19.5%6.4%/yr10.2%
Gateway, FL21.1%1.4%/yrn/aCompare
World Golf Village, FL23.5%5.0%/yrn/aCompare
Westphalia, MD16.0%5.9%/yrn/aCompare
Trinity, FL25.9%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Bradfordville, FL16.9%6.1%/yrn/aCompare
Myrtle Grove, NC15.5%7.8%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Stallings a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 76 out of 100, better than 76% of the places we rate and 27th of 161 in North Carolina. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Gateway, FL, World Golf Village, FL and Westphalia, MD), home value growth here is higher: 11.3% a year against a typical 8.8% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 79 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stallings expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $428,000.

What salary do you need to live in Stallings?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Stallings safe?

There were 39 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Stallings?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. Charles, IL, Lakeland, TN, Matthews, NC and Audubon, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Stallings with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Stallings itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/stallings-north-carolina

Citytistics. “Stallings, North Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stallings-north-carolina/

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