Charlotte Area Neighborhood Profiles for Families

Ballantyne

Average Home Price: $610,698

Households with Children: 46%

Schools: Ballantyne Elementary, Elon Park Elementary, Endhaven Elementary, Hawk Ridge Elementary, Community House Middle, Jay M. Robinson Middle, South Charlotte Middle, Quail Hollow Middle, Ardrey Kell High, South Mecklenburg High, Ballantyne Ridge High (opening 2024)

Unique Family Appeals: This is the true suburbs, which means close and easy access to big box retailers like Target and Michaels. There are ample outdoor activities with McAlpine Greenway, Big Rock Nature Preserve, and the new Bowl at Ballantyne with the six-acre Stream Park, amphitheater, retail, and restaurants.

Stream Park

Cotswold

Average Home Price: $762,500

Households with Children: 30%

Schools: Eastover Elementary, Cotswold Elementary, Randolph Middle, Sedgefiled Middle, Alexander Graham Middle, Myers Park High, Hawthorne Academy

Unique Appeals: Close to the city and Southpark mall, Cotswold offers a great mix of small, local boutiques and restaurants, and big box retailers.

Dilworth

Average Home Price: $671,959

Households with Children: 11%

Schools: Dilworth Elementary, Marie G Davis IB, Myers Park Elementary, Sedgefield Middle, Myers Park High

Unique Appeals: Families have close access to Freedom and Latta Parks and the Dowd YMCA. Dilworth is home to dozens of local restaurants and small, locally owned boutiques, most of which are walkable.

Elizabeth

Average Home Price: $827,014

Households with Children: 8%

Schools: Eastover Elementary, Dilworth Elementary, Sedgefield Middle, Myers Park High

Unique Appeals: The Elizabeth Community Association hosts family-friendly events throughout the year, including the annual Egg Hunt, Great Elizabeth Pumpkin Wall, and the Merry Meander holiday walk-thru. Novant’s Hemby Children’s, one of two local children’s hospitals, is located at the end of Elizabeth Ave.

Myers Park

Average Home Price: $1,341,107

Schools: Eastover Elementary, Dilworth Elementary, Sedgefield Middle, Myers Park High

Households with Children: 31%

Unique Appeals: This area is known for its picturesque 100-year-old tree-lined street canopies. It’s a very walkable part of town with consistent sidewalks and street-lined retail. Two of Charlotte’s favorite family attractions – Discovery Place Nature Museum and Freedom Park – sit right in the heart of this neighborhood. Connect between the two by walking the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. Levine Children’s Hospital sits just around the corner from Freedom Park.

NoDa

Average Home Price: $667,770

Households with Children: 13%

Schools: Villa Heights Elementary, Highland Renaissance Academy, MLK Jr Middle, Eastway Middle, Garinger High

Unique Appeals: Known as Charlotte’s art district, the NoDa community is full of public outdoor art, murals, and sculptures with multiple, chartered, walking “art trails”.

Courtesy, NoDa Charlotte Facebook

Plaza Midwood

Average Home Price: $809,483

Households with Children: 13%

Schools: Shamrock Gardens Elementary, Eastway Middle, Garinger High

Unique Appeals: The Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association organizes monthly and annual events, including Movies in Midwood Park, charity drives, road races, and festivals. The Midwood Mommies Facebook group provides lots of opportunities for playgroups, babysitter seeking, and hand-me-down exchanges.

SouthPark

Average Home Price: $665,000

Households with Children: 48%

Schools: Sharon Elementary, Selwyn Elementary, Olde Providence Elementary, Beverly Woods Elementary, Huntingtowne Farms Elementary, Smithfield Elementary, Carmel Middle, Alexander Graham Middle, Quail Hollow Middle, Myers Park High, South Mecklenburg High

Unique Appeals: Named for Charlotte’s most coveted mall, the SouthPark area is also home to two-story Whole Foods and what residents refer to as the “Taj-Ma-Teeter” – a sprawling and well-stocked Harris Teeter. Symphony Park offers a beautiful green space that is host to a Charlotte Symphony concert series and a range of festivals and events throughout the year.

Wesley Heights

Average Home Price: $500,000

Households with Children: 10%

Schools: Bruns Avenue Elementary, Ashley Park Elementary, Ranson Middle, West Charlotte High

Unique Appeals: The historic, Uptown-adjacent community has transformed quite a bit over the last two decades with new shops, restaurants, breweries, and a neighborhood dog park. Walk to a Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium, or Knights Game at Truist Field, or take a spin on Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenways.