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Median Home Price in Goldsboro, NC

The median home value in Goldsboro, NC is $194,546 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.49% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$194,546

Year-over-Year

+1.49%

Population

33,444

Goldsboro ranks #91 of 101 North Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 37.2% below the state's city median of $309,616. It sits in Wayne County, where the county-wide median is $184,245.

Housing affordability in Goldsboro

Median household income in Goldsboro is $48,540, so the typical home value is about 4.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Goldsboro

Goldsboro police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,076 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 5,864 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Goldsboro

What is the average home price in Goldsboro, NC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Goldsboro, that value is $194,546. That's up 1.49% from a year earlier. It is about 37.2% below the typical North Carolina city tracked here.

Is Goldsboro expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Goldsboro are more expensive than Wayne County as a whole, where the median is $184,245 — a difference of about 5.6%.

Is Goldsboro affordable?

Median household income here is $48,540, so the typical home value is about 4.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Goldsboro a safe place to live?

Goldsboro police reported 1,076 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 33,444. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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