Cost of living in Elm City, North Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $859 a month.
Elm City is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $36,150 a year.
- People
- 1,292
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $859
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $36,150
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $109,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,069
- Wilson County, NC
Elm City, North Carolina has about 1,292 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $109,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wilson County is $1,069 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Elm 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 Elm 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 Elm 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, 281 have higher typical rent than Elm City.
Nearby places
- Sharpsburg
Typical rent $954
Compare with Elm City - Wilson
Typical rent $971
Compare with Elm City - Rocky Mount
Typical rent $957
Compare with Elm City - Pinetops
Typical rent $815
Compare with Elm City - Nashville
Typical rent $1,073
Compare with Elm City - Lucama
Typical rent $980
Compare with Elm City - Dortches
Typical rent $1,215
Compare with Elm City - Spring Hope
Typical rent $763
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in North Carolina
Bigger places in North Carolina
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.