Home values, rents and more in Cornelius, NC
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Cornelius compares
The typical home in Cornelius, NC is worth about $521,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Cornelius are 37% above the typical value in the Charlotte metro area ($381,000) and 42% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Cornelius rose 0.8%, compared with −0.8% in the Charlotte metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,796 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% above the Charlotte metro area ($1,735) and 7% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $113,767, against $83,304 in the Charlotte metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 32,783 people live in Cornelius (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Cornelius has the 8th-highest typical home value of the 76 cities in the Charlotte metro area and the 49th-highest of 541 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: Mecklenburg County, NC · Charlotte metro area · North Carolina
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.