Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Charlotte
Homes in Charlotte
Charlotte's 399,305 homes are a mix: 51% detached houses, 38% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 9% townhouses and other attached houses.
Much of Charlotte is new: 43% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 28% before 1980. The median home dates from 1995. 51% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Huntersville, 14 miles away, 7% of homes were built before 1980, so Charlotte's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Charlotte's homes are newer than those in 77% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
43% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
72% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Apartments and condos
38% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
A whole house in Charlotte
The most common home in Charlotte has three bedrooms: 34% of homes. 22% have four bedrooms or more, and 18% have one or none. The median home has 5.2 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among detached houses has 10 to 15 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $3,200 to $6,000. For scale, that's about 1.2% of the median home value here, $385,700 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home10–15 windows
All of them shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsWorking from home
29% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years, more than in 93% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Young children at home
6.4% of people in Charlotte are under five, more than in 73% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Shutters have no cords or chains at all: the louvers tilt with a rod or by hand, so there's nothing to hang within a child's reach. US rules for cords on custom blinds and shades are still being rewritten; ours never had any.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Charlotte weather and your shutters
At Charlotte Douglas AP, NC (7 mi away), July averages a high of 90.3°F and January a low of 31.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August and average lows sit at or below freezing in January.
About 49 days a year reach 90°F, 58 nights fall to freezing and 43.8 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 56% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 32 min on the longest day to 9 h 47 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 78° above the horizon in June and 31° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Charlotte Douglas AP, NC (temperature) and Charlotte 3.9 Wnw, NC (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52.3°F | 31.8°F | 3.8 in |
| Feb | 56.6°F | 34.9°F | 3.1 in |
| Mar | 64.2°F | 41.2°F | 3.8 in |
| Apr | 73.2°F | 49.1°F | 3.4 in |
| May | 80.1°F | 58°F | 3.4 in |
| Jun | 86.9°F | 66.2°F | 4.1 in |
| Jul | 90.3°F | 69.9°F | 3.7 in |
| Aug | 88.6°F | 68.7°F | 3.8 in |
| Sep | 82.8°F | 62.6°F | 4.2 in |
| Oct | 73.3°F | 50.4°F | 3.4 in |
| Nov | 62.9°F | 39.8°F | 3.4 in |
| Dec | 54.9°F | 34.5°F | 3.7 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 43.8 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Charlotte
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Charlotte
- Huntersville 14 mi
- Concord 17 mi
- Gastonia 20 mi
- Kannapolis 21 mi
- Rock Hill 22 mi
- Mooresville 26 mi
More about shutters in Charlotte
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Price your windows
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