Population
Goldsboro
33,448
Spartanburg
38,578
Median Income
Goldsboro
$47,005
Spartanburg
$51,193
Home Value
Goldsboro
$173,700
Spartanburg
$185,300
Rent
Goldsboro
$956
Spartanburg
$1,043
Crime Rate
Goldsboro
10.76
Spartanburg
14.90
Cost of Living
Goldsboro
87.0
Spartanburg
91.8
Avg Temp
Goldsboro
N/A
Spartanburg
N/A
Unemployment
Goldsboro
7.4%
Spartanburg
7.0%
How Similar Are Goldsboro & Spartanburg?
Spartanburg is Goldsboro's #18 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Goldsboro
33,448
Spartanburg
38,578
Spartanburg has a 13% larger population than Goldsboro.
Violent Crime
Goldsboro
10.76
Spartanburg
14.90
Spartanburg has a 28% higher violent crime than Goldsboro.
Property Crime
Goldsboro
58.64
Spartanburg
52.29
Goldsboro has a 11% higher property crime than Spartanburg.
Political Leaning
Goldsboro
57.8%
Spartanburg
66.2%
Both cities lean Republican, but Spartanburg has a stronger Republican lean (13% difference).
Unemployment
Goldsboro
7.4%
Spartanburg
7.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Goldsboro
$47,005
Spartanburg
$51,193
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Goldsboro
$173,700
Spartanburg
$185,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Goldsboro
14.2%
Spartanburg
21.8%
Spartanburg has a 35% higher education than Goldsboro.
Demographics
Goldsboro
36.2%
Spartanburg
47.9%
Spartanburg has a 24% higher demographics than Goldsboro.
Cost of Living
Goldsboro
87.0
Spartanburg
91.8
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 5% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Goldsboro and Spartanburg share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Spartanburg leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Goldsboro leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDGoldsboro has a fair market rent (1br) of $948 vs $1,083 in Spartanburg (12% lower). Goldsboro scores 97.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 104.0 in Spartanburg. Goldsboro scores 74.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 78.3 in Spartanburg.
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Housing Market — Spartanburg leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpartanburg has a vacancy rate of 9.4% compared to 13.4% in Goldsboro. Spartanburg has a owner-occupied of 53.4% compared to 39.2% in Goldsboro. Spartanburg has a median property tax of $1,470 vs $1,704 in Goldsboro (16% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Spartanburg leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpartanburg has a work from home of 6.6% compared to 4.1% in Goldsboro. Spartanburg has a government sector of 43.0% compared to 34.6% in Goldsboro. Spartanburg: 18,200 vs Goldsboro: 15,439 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Spartanburg leads
Source: FBI UCRSpartanburg has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.45 in Goldsboro. Spartanburg has a property crime clearance of 24.2% compared to 5.0% in Goldsboro. Spartanburg has a violent crime clearance of 41.1% compared to 19.2% in Goldsboro.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Spartanburg leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSpartanburg has a bachelor's degree or higher of 21.8% compared to 14.2% in Goldsboro. Spartanburg has a high school diploma or higher of 40.9% compared to 35.0% in Goldsboro.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSpartanburg has a population of 38,578, about 1.2x the size of Goldsboro (33,448). Spartanburg skews younger with a median age of 35.6 vs 36.7.
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Goldsboro
Spartanburg
Healthcare — Spartanburg leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSpartanburg: 3.0 vs Goldsboro: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Goldsboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGoldsboro has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.1% in Spartanburg. Goldsboro has a public transit of 1.3% compared to 0.9% in Spartanburg. Spartanburg has a work from home of 6.6% compared to 4.1% in Goldsboro.
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