BrogdenNC
A town of 2,733.
Is Brogden a good place to live?
Brogden earns a D−, ranked 268th of 286 in North Carolina, mostly because of health and incomes. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. The median household income is $42K, and 31% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, a typical home costs about $96K, 1.6 years of the Goldsboro metro’s $60K median household income. 31% of residents live below the poverty line in Brogden, above both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of North Carolina’s 451 towns score lower on the outdoors.
100% of working residents leave Brogden for work
Where Brogden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Brogden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Brogden is from typical.
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Moving to Brogden: who provides what
Brogden is unincorporated, so Wayne County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brogden.
Brogden has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Carolina (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the North Carolina rate.
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Brogden than in most of North Carolina or the rest of the country
35% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Brogden. Only 4 of the 289 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Brogden. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Brogden.
| Brogden | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brogden | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 7.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34.2% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Brogden’s public schools trail 74% of North Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Wayne County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brogden MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 603 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Brogden stands out in North Carolina and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Brogden has 24 jobs for its 970 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
0.4% of Brogden working residents work locally. Jobs based in Brogden fell to 24 in 2023, 71 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Brogden is 27 minutes.
| Brogden | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brogden faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of North Carolina towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Brogden’s FEMA risk score is 77 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Brogden, expect mild winters and hot summers
Brogden has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Brogden sells for about $120K at the median
At 1.6 years of the Goldsboro metro’s $60K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $672, against $1,896 across North Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Brogden
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Brogden
About 1 of every 100 Brogden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Brogden
CDP in North Carolina, United States
Brogden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,510 in 2020. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 174 ft
Questions about Brogden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brogden, NC a good place to live?
Brogden grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #268 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades D− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Brogden, NC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $96,000, 71% below the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.