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Median Home Price in Cornelius, NC

The median home value in Cornelius, NC is $528,679 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.04% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$528,679

Year-over-Year

+1.04%

Population

33,699

Cornelius ranks #9 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 70.8% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Mecklenburg County, where the county-wide median is $421,920.

Housing affordability in Cornelius

Median household income in Cornelius is $113,767, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Cornelius

Cornelius police recorded a violent crime rate of 104 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,036 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Cornelius

What is the average home price in Cornelius, NC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Cornelius, that value is $528,679. That's up 1.04% from a year earlier. It is about 70.8% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Cornelius expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Cornelius are more expensive than Mecklenburg County as a whole, where the median is $421,920 — a difference of about 25.3%.

Is Cornelius affordable?

Median household income here is $113,767, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Cornelius a safe place to live?

Cornelius police reported 104 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 33,699. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.