Incorporating compost into soils can significantly alter soil physical properties and nutrient dynamics. Strategic compost application to disturbed, degraded urban soils may provide benefits such as decreasing the bulk density, increasing the infiltration rate, and providing essential plant nutrients for vegetation establishment. The effects of tillage with and without compost amendments on (1) bulk density, (2) infiltration rate, (3) runoff volume, (4) sediment export, and (5) vegetation establishment at multiple field sites across North Carolina were evaluated across several growing seasons. The field sites represent a range of soil types and geographical locations in the state of North Carolina. Several sources of compost amendment and rates were evaluated (up to 50% compost by volume). Some field sites also included comparisons of traditional grass seeding mixes to a wildflower seeding mix as wildflowers provide better pollinator habitats. Compost incorporation generally reduced bulk density and sediment loss. The hydrologic response to compost incorporation was variable, with compost incorporation increasing infiltration at some sites while tilling alone was enough to improve infiltration in others. In all cases, compost incorporation outperformed a compacted control used to simulate construction site soils. Research done elsewhere has found that compost amended soils have enhanced vegetation growth, which can stabilize the soil for long-term erosion control as well as provide ecosystem services. Compost has generally been reported to have positive effects on degraded urban soils.