| Index | Sterling | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Median home price | $159,533 | $178,000 | $157,100 |
| Median rent asked | $872 | $966 | $816 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Owner occupied households | 29.6% | 53.3% | 64.8% |
| Renter occupied households | 70.4% | 46.7% | 35.2% |
| City, State | Population | Home Price | National Avg. |
| Spencer Mountain, NC | 0 | $0 | 100% |
| Riverview, SC | 645 | $98,000 | 47% |
| Ranlo, NC | 3,535 | $109,000 | 41% |
| Lowell, NC | 3,616 | $122,100 | 34% |
| Rock Hill, SC | 70,251 | $136,000 | 26% |
| Charlotte, NC | 808,834 | $178,000 | 4% |
| City, State | Population | Home Price | National Avg. |
| Fort Worth, TX | 815,930 | $131,100 | 29% |
| Columbus, OH | 837,038 | $131,800 | 29% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 846,674 | $120,400 | 35% |
| San Francisco, CA | 850,282 | $858,800 | 365% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 856,616 | $140,000 | 24% |
| Charlotte, NC | 808,834 | $178,000 | 4% |