Cost of living in Wrightsboro, North Carolina
Wrightsboro, North Carolina has about 6,287 people. Typical rent is $1,250 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $78,450 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 #66 in North Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,250 a month.
Wrightsboro is a Census community, not a separate city government in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,450 a year.
- People
- 6,287
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,250
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $78,450
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $255,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,705
- Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Wrightsboro, North Carolina has about 6,287 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $255,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in New Hanover County is $1,705 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wrightsboro. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Wilmington, NC metro area, prices sit at 96.4 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 Wrightsboro'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 Wrightsboro'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, 121 have higher typical rent than Wrightsboro.
Nearby places
- Skippers Corner
Typical rent $838
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Typical rent $1,365
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Typical rent $1,292
Compare with Wrightsboro - Murraysville
Typical rent $1,777
Compare with Wrightsboro - Wilmington
Typical rent $1,395
Compare with Wrightsboro - Navassa
Typical rent $1,313
Compare with Wrightsboro - Belville
Typical rent $1,798
Compare with Wrightsboro - Bayshore
Typical rent $1,532
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
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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.