About Charlotte

Charlotte At-a-Glance

Arts & Entertainment

• Concert Venues
• Charlotte Opera
• Charlotte Symphony
• Charlotte Ballet
• Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's Traveling Broadway series
• Levine Center for the Arts
  • The Mint Museum
  • Harvey B. Gant Center for African-American Arts + Culture
  • Knight Theater
  • Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Discovery Place
• Paramount's Carowinds Theme Park
• NASCAR Hall of Fame
• Billy Graham Library
• Carolinas Aviation Museum
• Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
• U.S. National Whitewater Center

Sporting Events

• NBA - Charlotte Hornets
• NFL - Carolina Panthers 
• NASCAR - Home of Charlotte Motor Speedway
• PGA - Wells Fargo Golf Championship
• Minor League Hockey - Charlotte Checkers
• Minor League Baseball - Charlotte Knights
• NCAA Sports - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• U.S. National Whitewater Center

Weather

• January: average low 30º - average high 49º
• June: average low 70º - average high 89º
• Sunny days: 214/year
• Average precipitation: 43.1 in.
• Average snowfall: 5-6 in.

Recreation

• U.S. National Whitewater Center
• Two large lakes within half an hour of Charlotte
• Just over three hours to the Carolina beaches
• Two hours to the North Carolina mountains
• Many beautiful golf courses in town
• Many parks all around town
• Active community
• YMCA network with over 10 locations in the Charlotte area, including one less than two miles from Carolinas Medical Center
• Year-round festivals and events

Restaurants

We have it all! A great variety less than one mile from Carolina Medical Center. Choices include Southern cooking, sushi, Italian, Mexican, seafood and more.

Where do I live?

• Most residents live within a 10-mile radius
• Average commute is under 20 minutes
• Safe and affordable housing
• Small town neighborhood feel despite being in a "big city"
• Excellent public school system

Local Colleges/Universities

• UNC Charlotte
• Queens University of Charlotte
• Davidson College
• Winthrop University
• Belmont Abbey College
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Johnson & Wales Culinary Institute 

Regional Universities

(Near Charlotte)

• Duke University
• UNC Chapel Hill
• NC State University
• Wake Forest University
• Clemson University
• University of South Carolina 

More About Charlotte

For more information about Charlotte, visit:

• www.charlottesgotalot.com
• www.charlottechamber.com
• www.charlotteobserver.com
• www.charlotteparent.com
• www.charlottesports.org

Quick Facts

• Population 859,035
• Seventeenth largest city in United States
• Second-largest banking center in the nation
• Encompasses 268 square miles
• Four hours from the Atlantic Ocean
• Two hours from the Appalachian Mountains