ElroyNC
A town of 3,251, settled in 1891.
Is Elroy a good place to live?
Elroy grades D overall, 229th among North Carolina's 286 graded towns, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: a typical home costs about $133K, 2.2 years of the Goldsboro metro’s $60K median household income. On walkability, just 19 of North Carolina’s 450 towns do worse. Elroy's schools rank behind 74% of the state's. Of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Elroy.
100% of working residents leave Elroy for work
Where Elroy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Elroy grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Elroy is from typical.
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Moving to Elroy: who provides what
Elroy 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 Elroy.
Elroy has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Goldsboro and beyond.
Elroy earns a D for health
25% of adults worry about having enough food in Elroy, above both North Carolina’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 26% of Elroy adults say their health is fair or poor. Elroy beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Elroy | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Elroy | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.8% | 15.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.5% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.9% | 10.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Elroy | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Elroy
Elroy has 161 jobs for its 1,450 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Elroy for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Elroy grew to 161 in 2023, 45 more than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Elroy, near the North Carolina town median (13%) and above the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Elroy | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elroy has mild winters and hot summers
Elroy has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Elroy is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Elroy
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Elroy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Elroy sells for about $225K
At 2.2 years of the Goldsboro metro’s $60K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of North Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. 65.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.9% across North Carolina.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Elroy
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Elroy
About 4 of every 100 Elroy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Elroy
CDP in North Carolina, United States
Elroy is a census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elroy had a population of 3,755. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
Elroy’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Elroy.
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Questions about Elroy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elroy, NC a good place to live?
Elroy grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #229 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades D for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Elroy, NC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $133,000, 60% 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+.