Cost of living in Goldsboro, North Carolina

Goldsboro, North Carolina has about 34,383 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $200,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wayne County is $1,261 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Goldsboro. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Goldsboro, NC metro area, prices sit at 88.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

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

EIA does not publish a North Carolina gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in North Carolina shares this price.

Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 219 have higher typical rent than Goldsboro.