Onslow County · North Carolina · South · 71k residents
Jacksonville, NC: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Jacksonville: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the North Carolina median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $941/wk. North Carolina's corporate income tax rate is 2.25%. Commercial electricity averages 10.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$941/wk
Corporate income tax
2.25%
Bachelor's degree or higher
26.3%
Commercial electricity
10.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Jacksonville's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
40/100
Steady
Ranks Jacksonville's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $210,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.82% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,109/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,146/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.15% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 2.25% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $941/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.3% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 21.1/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $123,110 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $84,750 |
| Wage: General manager | $91,100 |
| Wage: Customer service | $33,980 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $33,880 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $45,640 |
| Wage: Electrician | $48,470 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,480 |
| Cost of living index | 86 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $55/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,050/mo |
| Median household income | $57,697 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% |
| Population | 71k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 213 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 35°F |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in |
| Home price YoY | +3.7% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +3.2% |
| Rent MoM | +0.5% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.5% |
| Building permits YoY | +8.8% |
| Ocean coast | 25 mi |
| Big lake | 128 mi |
| Mountains | 262 mi |
| Major airport | 109 mi |
| Ski resort | 235 mi |
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- Is Jacksonville a good place to run a business?
- North Carolina's corporate income tax rate is 2.25%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $941/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Jacksonville, NC?
- Jacksonville indexes at 86 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,146/mo and a acs median home value of $210,100.
- How much does a house cost in Jacksonville?
- The acs median home value in Jacksonville is $210,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Jacksonville?
- A two-bedroom in Jacksonville rents for about $1,146/mo.