Goldsboro, NC

The affordability dashboard for Goldsboro, NC aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 3 ZIP codes covering 72,075 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (54/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $58,045, median home value of $203,679, median rent of $967 per month, and 26.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,244 per month (studio $942, 1BR $948, 3BR $1,496, 4BR $2,021). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,978 per year, consuming 14% of the local median household income.

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Unemployment currently reads 5.3% and poverty 16.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.