Greensboro, NC
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Greensboro ranks 243rd for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 232nd for income. A household earns $66,072 a year while median rent runs $1,171/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is job market (72nd of 300), while affordability is the soft spot (243rd). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 124th and home prices 115th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Greensboro, your take-home is worth about $63,175 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 232nd of 300↑27.6%$66,072
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 114th of 30093 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $71,148
- Per-capita income
- $36,919
- Full-time pay
- $41,102
Housing
- Median rent
- 124th of 300↑35.7%$1,171/mo
- Home value
- 115th of 300↑70.9%$271,000
- Property tax
- $1,966/yr · 0.7%
- Sales tax
- 7.00%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 72nd of 3003.6%
- Bachelor's+
- 167th of 30032.1%
- Avg commute
- 129th of 30023.6 min
People
- Population
- 800,722
- Population change
- +3.7%
- Median age
- 39.3 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 10.3%
- Broadband
- 91.9%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 141st of 30045
- Natural-hazard loss
- 97th of 300$11/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 175th of 30019.3%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 11.4%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Job market
- + Hazard safety
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — greensboro ap.
What jobs pay in Greensboro
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $207,820
- IT managers
- $163,180
- Financial managers
- $159,740
- Pharmacists
- $138,180
- Lawyers
- $126,960
- Software developers
- $125,190
- General & operations managers
- $100,930
- Civil engineers
- $93,460
- Web developers
- $91,730
- Registered nurses
- $82,860
- Accountants & auditors
- $80,170
- Police officers
- $60,830
- Elementary school teachers
- $59,730
- Secondary school teachers
- $58,990
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $58,480
- Electricians
- $58,380
- Plumbers
- $57,510
- Carpenters
- $49,910
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $47,320
- Customer service reps
- $41,240
- Construction laborers
- $40,100
- Janitors
- $34,520
- Retail salespersons
- $30,750
- Waiters & waitresses
- $30,060
- Cashiers
- $28,630
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Greensboro metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in North Carolina are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Virginia2,427
- Florida1,704
- South Carolina1,347
- New York1,296
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Greensboro metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Greensboro metro?
- Median gross rent across the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area is $1,171 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Greensboro.
- What is the median household income in the Greensboro metro?
- A typical household in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area earns $66,072 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Greensboro expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area runs about 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Greensboro metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $71,148 (versus its face value of $66,072). CityLedger rates the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Greensboro metro?
- The median home value across the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area is $271,000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Greensboro metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area is 3.6% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).