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Home values, rents and more in Salisbury, NC

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

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Typical home value
$280,000
Metro: $381,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.2%
Metro: −0.8% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,393/mo
Metro: $1,735 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.9%
Metro: +1.6% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
35,825
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$53,716
Metro: $83,304 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Salisbury, NC, shaded by typical home valueSalisbury2814728146281442729928159
  • Under $260k
  • $260k–$290k
  • $290k–$300k
  • $300k+
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ZIP codes around Salisbury, NC, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Salisbury is outlined.

How Salisbury compares

The typical home in Salisbury, NC is worth about $280,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Salisbury are 26% below the typical value in the Charlotte metro area ($381,000) and 23% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Salisbury fell 0.2%, compared with −0.8% in the Charlotte metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,393 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 20% below the Charlotte metro area ($1,735) and 28% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $53,716, against $83,304 in the Charlotte metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 35,825 people live in Salisbury (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Salisbury has the 25th-lowest typical home value of the 76 cities in the Charlotte metro area and the 252nd-highest of 541 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.

Part of: Rowan 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.

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