Sep 2026
$272K
-0.2% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Goldsboro, NC housing market
Goldsboro, NC metro median sale price $272K in Sep 2026, down 0.2% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Goldsboro, NC metro is $272K as of Sep 2026, down 0.2% from a year earlier. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro points the other way: up 0.8% through Q2 2026.
On median sale price, Goldsboro ($272K) ranks 14th of the 15 North Carolina metros Pecan Street tracks, between Greenville ($294K) and Rocky Mount ($270K). On median days on market, Goldsboro (73 days) ranks 4th of the 15 North Carolina metros, between Rocky Mount (74 days) and Wilmington (71 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Goldsboro (38%) ranks 11th of the 15 North Carolina metros, between Wilmington (39%) and Fayetteville (37%).
Listings spent a median 73 days on market in Sep 2026, more than in most of the 385 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. 38% of active listings carry a price cut, 2.3 points more than a year earlier. Median asking prices sit about 7% above the median sale price.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,490 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $64K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio down 1.5% from a year earlier. Active listings ask a median $161 per square foot, down 0.8% from a year earlier.
In three of the four ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; one is lower.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,490/mo
$64K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Goldsboro compares to other U.S. metros
| Days on market | ↑66th of 385 (top 18%) |
|---|---|
| Home-price growth | ↓293rd of 383 |
| Price cuts | 163rd of 385 (top 43%) |
| Price-to-rent | 208th of 373 |
| Asking-vs-sale gap | 144th of 292 (top 50%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 15 -1.5% YoY 208th of 373 |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $161 -0.8% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 38% +2.3 pts YoY 163rd of 385 (top 43%) |
|---|
The median asking price $290K runs about 7% above the median sale price $272K.
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, this month); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, a rolling 3-month median) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 4 shown of 7 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
normal · 1.0ppRedfin (metro) -0.2% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +0.8% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27530 | $263K↑ | 123↓ | 52↓ | 46↑ | 71↑ | $174K↓ |
| 27534 | $274K↑ | 96↑ | 30 | 44↑ | 72↑ | $213K↑ |
| 27830 | $260K↓ | 25↑ | 10↑ | 2↑ | 92↑ | $171K↓ |
| 27863 | $320K↑ | 72↑ | 10↓ | 22↓ | 73↑ | $243K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.