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Transit Quality in Charlotte

Charlotte ranks #58 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 57 — Fun. That puts it in the 57th percentile nationally and #1 of 6 in North Carolina.

Transit Quality score
57
Fun
National rank
#58 of 134
In North Carolina
#1 of 6
Percentile
57th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Charlotte sits 7 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Charlotte

  1. T#55 Santa Barbara, CA 59
  2. #57 Columbus, OH 58
  3. #58 Charlotte, NC — this page 57
  4. T#59 Orlando, FL 56
  5. T#59 Phoenix, AZ 56

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Charlotte

Charlotte scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: