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Home values, rents and more in Elizabeth City, NC

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$264,000
Metro: $268,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.2%
Metro: +2.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,457/mo
Metro: $1,459 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+3.8%
Metro: +3.4% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
18,871
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$52,141
Metro: $66,589 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Elizabeth City, NC, shaded by typical home valueElizabeth City27909
  • Under $270k
  • $270k–$280k
  • $280k–$310k
  • $310k–$350k
  • $350k+
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ZIP codes around Elizabeth City, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Elizabeth City is outlined.

How Elizabeth City compares

The typical home in Elizabeth City, NC is worth about $264,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Elizabeth City are about the same as the typical value in the Elizabeth City metro area ($268,000) and 28% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Elizabeth City rose 1.2%, compared with +2.4% in the Elizabeth City metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,457 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Elizabeth City metro area ($1,459) and 25% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.8% over the past year.

The median household income is $52,141, against $66,589 in the Elizabeth City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 18,871 people live in Elizabeth City (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Elizabeth City has the 258th-lowest typical home value of the 541 cities in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Pasquotank County, NC · Elizabeth City 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.

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