Data sources
Know Charlotte aggregates public and research datasets for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. County GIS data is provided as-is; verify deeds and plats with primary sources. See also Methodology and Terms.
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS / TIGER
American Community Survey 5-year estimates and cartographic boundaries. Cite Census; do not brand with “TIGER/Line.”
- Mecklenburg County GIS
Open Mapping downloads, NPA boundaries, parks, floodplain, Accela permits (as-is).
- Polaris (Mecklenburg County)
Property ownership and land records — linked for parcel detail; not scraped.
- City of Charlotte GIS / QoL Explorer
Quality of Life Explorer indicators and city planning layers. Not an official partnership.
- CMPD
Crime incident and division data where published (as-is).
- Zillow Research
ZHVI / ZORI indices when used — “Data Provided by Zillow Group” (or current ToS wording).
- OpenStreetMap
© OpenStreetMap contributors — ODbL. POI extracts via Geofabrik; share-alike discipline.
- HUD SAFMR
Small Area Fair Market Rents.
- EPA National Walkability Index
Walkability scores rolled to NPA.
- CATS / Charlotte Area Transit
GTFS stops and routes.
- OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles / OSM
Basemap tiles (see map attribution control).