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Wilson, NC vs Goldsboro, NC

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- The median age of a home in Wilson is 20.0% younger than the median age of a home in Goldsboro.
 Wilson, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age40  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$173,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock72.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.64.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.2$11.0
 Homes Owned43.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wilson, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,250$1,840
 Studio Apartment$630  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$780$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$940  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,270$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wilson, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wilson, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99923.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock16.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99917.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wilson, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock11.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock18.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196916.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock12.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.0%12.2%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 8 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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