Seminal NC urbanization study expands to Asheville, Triad and Triangle
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Housing sale transactions from Mecklenburg County Property Records from 1997 to 2007 were used to create a surface map showing the change in housing sale prices. For each point on the map, sales transactions within a one-half mile search radius were averaged for each year. The change in housing price was calculated for each point. Housing sale prices were only included if they were considered a “market” sale transaction and included single family homes, townhomes, and condominiums.
Areas in and around downtown Charlotte actually experienced a reduction in population density from 1970 to 1980, even as Mecklenburg County was gaining population overall. This suggests that residents were moving from areas close to the city center into outlying areas in the county.
This model shows the consumption of land since 1976 in the Charlotte region.
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