Compare / Greensboro to Winston-Salem
Greensboro, NC vs Winston-Salem, NC
Simple answer
You'd likely save $61 a month in Greensboro.
This is the HUD 2-bedroom fair-market rent for October 2026 through September 2027. It is not your lease.
The largest cost gap in this pair is Census rent. Census median gross rent differs by $69, with Greensboro higher.
North Carolina taxes wages at a flat 3.99%. North Carolina taxes wages at a flat 3.99%. Combined sales tax differs by 0.0 percentage points, higher in North Carolina. The effective property tax gap is 0.00 percentage points, higher in North Carolina.
Both metros are in North Carolina, so benefit eligibility in this tool does not change with the move. Rent and price levels still differ.
A $75,000 salary in Greensboro lines up with about $74,336 in Winston-Salem on the 2024 all-items price parity. Census median gross rent and the commute figures are 2024. Fair Market Rents are fiscal year 2027.
Greensboro
Greensboro-High Point, NC
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
- $1,271
- HUD area
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Census median gross rent
- $1,171
- All-items price parity
- 92.9
- Goods price parity
- 96.6
- Utilities price parity
- 89.1
- Mean commute
- 23.6 min
- Median household income
- $66,072
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, NC
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
- $1,332
- HUD area
- Winston-Salem, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Census median gross rent
- $1,102
- All-items price parity
- 92.0
- Goods price parity
- 96.6
- Utilities price parity
- 88.4
- Mean commute
- 23.8 min
- Median household income
- $65,903
Equivalent salary
The first number keeps the same place in the national price level. The second also runs 2026 federal income tax, employee Social Security and Medicare, and a simplified state income tax. Groceries use the BEA goods price parity, not a grocery receipt.
$74,336
Salary in Winston-Salem that matches the 2024 all-items regional price parity.
$74,212
Gross salary in Winston-Salem whose after-tax pay buys the same basket, using price parities.
$78,600
Scales the salary by the ratio of HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents. Rent is not the whole budget.
Taxes on the two sides of the move
| Tax | North Carolina | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State income tax on wages | 3.99% flat | 3.99% flat |
| Combined sales tax, Jan 1, 2026 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| Effective property tax, ACS 2024 median / median | 0.61% | 0.61% |
On a $400,000 home, the state median effective rate implies about $2,455 a year in North Carolina and $2,455 in North Carolina. That illustration is not a local bill. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset for these metros.
Benefits if you land in North Carolina
Greensboro and Winston-Salem are in North Carolina. The benefit rules in this tool are statewide, so the statuses match. Rent and prices still differ.
Food stamps (SNAP)
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
Medicaid and CHIP
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
WIC
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
School meals
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
LIHEAP
GreensboroMaybe
Winston-SalemMaybe
Earned Income Tax Credit
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
Child Tax Credit
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
Marketplace premium tax credits
GreensboroUnlikely
Winston-SalemUnlikely
Lifeline phone and internet
GreensboroLikely eligible
Winston-SalemLikely eligible
SSI
GreensboroUnlikely
Winston-SalemUnlikely
| Program | Greensboro | Winston-Salem |
|---|---|---|
| Food stamps (SNAP) | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Medicaid and CHIP | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| WIC | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| School meals | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| LIHEAP | Maybe | Maybe |
| Earned Income Tax Credit | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Child Tax Credit | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Marketplace premium tax credits | Unlikely | Unlikely |
| Lifeline phone and internet | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| SSI | Unlikely | Unlikely |
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- Greensboro and Boston · rent gap $1,737
- Greensboro and New York · rent gap $1,700
- Greensboro and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,693
- Greensboro and San Diego · rent gap $1,552
- Greensboro and Miami · rent gap $1,293
- Greensboro and Seattle · rent gap $1,278
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