Home values, rents and more in Elmira, NY
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Elmira compares
The typical home in Elmira, NY is worth about $134,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Elmira are 20% below the typical value in the Elmira metro area ($167,000) and 63% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Elmira rose 5.2%, compared with +6.7% in the Elmira metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,148 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Elmira metro area ($1,143) and 41% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $43,120, against $63,716 in the Elmira metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 26,257 people live in Elmira (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Elmira has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 11 cities in the Elmira metro area and the 26th-lowest of 728 in New York with Zillow figures.
Part of: Chemung County, NY · Elmira metro area · New York
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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.