Alamance County, North Carolina
Elon Real Estate and Local Guide
College town in Alamance County built around Elon University, whose campus doubles as a designated botanical garden. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Elon best.
About the area
Living in Elon, NC
Originally called Mill Point, the town was renamed Elon after the college, from a word its founders took to mean oak.
The housing market
Homes in Elon
- About 66% of homes are owner-occupied.
- About 67% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $355,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Elon home
Elon University
Private university that gives the town its name and identity
Elon University Botanical Garden
The 600-plus-acre campus is an ArbNet-accredited botanical garden with more than 5,800 trees
Elon Forest
56-acre protected natural area, the largest protected area in the town
Beth Schmidt Park
The town's first park, opened in 2005, with a large accessible playground, disc golf, and a one-mile loop trail
Lawrence Slade Park
Town park with ball fields on Ball Park Ave
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.