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What Is It Like to Live in Greensboro?

What it costs to live in Greensboro, and how it compares with other North Carolina cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

42

46th best value in North Carolina

How much you get for what you pay, versus other North Carolina cities.

Overall livability

43

45th overall in North Carolina

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Greensboro is home to about 295,483 people. A typical home runs $169,100 and a household earns around $51,700, a price-to-income ratio of 3.3. Among North Carolina's largest cities, it ranks 46th for value and 45th overall.

Greensboro at a glance

Median home price

$169,100

35th in NC of 71

Median rent

$944/mo

Median household income

$51,700

Home price to income

3.3x

Unemployment

6.3%

43rd in NC of 71

School rating

3/10

42nd in NC of 71

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NC of 71

Walk score

36/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within North Carolina only. Updated 2026.