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Median Home Price in Elon, NC

The median home value in Elon, NC is $352,009 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.93% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$352,009

Year-over-Year

+0.93%

Population

11,585

Elon ranks #43 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 13.7% above the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Alamance County, where the county-wide median is $297,220.

Housing affordability in Elon

Median household income in Elon is $84,773, so the typical home value is about 4.2× 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 Elon

Elon police recorded a violent crime rate of 78 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 311 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 Elon

What is the average home price in Elon, 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 Elon, that value is $352,009. That's up 0.93% from a year earlier. It is about 13.7% above the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Elon expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Elon are more expensive than Alamance County as a whole, where the median is $297,220 — a difference of about 18.4%.

Is Elon affordable?

Median household income here is $84,773, so the typical home value is about 4.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Elon a safe place to live?

Elon police reported 78 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 11,585. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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