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Cost of living in Wayne County

Simple answer

A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,261 a month.

That HUD number covers Wayne County, North Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.

Studio
$958
1 bed
$964
2 bed
$1,261
3 bed
$1,516
4 bed
$2,001

This county is in the Goldsboro, NC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 88.5 (U.S. = 100).

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