Charlotte

Shortest commutes to Downtown Charlotte

Ranked on distance to Downtown Charlotte at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·28 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Beautiful Uptown Charlotte
Charlotte$386k median · 24.7 min commute
Commute BHousing D+Cost of living B−
85
Commute score
overall 65 C+
2
Pineville Commercial Historic District
Pineville$395k median · 23.5 min commute
Commute B−Housing D−Cost of living B
81
Commute score
overall 58 C
3
Matthews Branch Library
Matthews$445k median · 25.2 min commute
Commute CHousing CCost of living B
76
Commute score
overall 63 C+
4
Belmont Historic District, Roughly bounded by Sacred Heart College campus, RR line, N. and S. Main, Glenway, Bryant Sts., Keener Blvd., Central Ave Belmont
Belmont$395k median · 26.5 min commute
Commute CHousing C−Cost of living B
70
Commute score
overall 54 C−
5
Mint Hill, North Carolina
Mint Hill$429k median · 28.6 min commute
Commute DHousing C+Cost of living B−
67
Commute score
overall 58 C
6
Mount Holly, North Carolina Downtown
Mount Holly$338k median · 27.5 min commute
Commute D+Housing DCost of living B
67
Commute score
overall 53 C−
7
Huntersville, North Carolina.
Huntersville$473k median · 27.1 min commute
Commute CHousing C+Cost of living B−
66
Commute score
overall 64 C+
8
Town of Davidson's Main Street
Davidson$688k median · 24.2 min commute
Commute B−Housing BCost of living C
66
Commute score
overall 60 C
9
A view of Stallings, North Carolina.
Stallings$428k median · 28.4 min commute
Commute D+Housing B−Cost of living B−
65
Commute score
overall 64 C+
10
Fort Mill Downtown Historic District
Fort Mill$488k median · 26.3 min commute
Commute CHousing B−Cost of living B−
65
Commute score
overall 69 B−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Charlotte (Precisionviews · CC BY-SA 4.0); Pineville (Deshort · CC BY-SA 3.0); Matthews (Property of PLCMC · CC BY-SA 2.0); Belmont (RoxylovesHistory · CC BY-SA 3.0); Mint Hill (Algorhythms · CC BY-SA 4.0); Mount Holly (SunDawn · CC BY-SA 4.0); Huntersville (Brett VA · CC BY 2.0); Davidson (Cscdavidson · CC BY-SA 3.0); Stallings (Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0); Fort Mill (Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0).