Area data
Goldsboro, NC — ZIP 27531
Population: 555 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, hurricane, lightning, coldWave, drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.4 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Wayne Executive Jetport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.9 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 33,331
- Average weekly wage
- $880
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 481
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