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Cost of living in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City, North Carolina has about 18,871 people. Typical rent is $1,117 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $52,141 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #122 in North Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,117 a month.

Elizabeth City is a city in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,141 a year.

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People
18,871
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,117
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$52,141
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$187,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,220
Pasquotank County, NC

Elizabeth City, North Carolina has about 18,871 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $187,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pasquotank County is $1,220 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Elizabeth City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

North Carolina's prices sit at 94.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Elizabeth City's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Elizabeth City's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.

Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 154 have higher typical rent than Elizabeth City.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.