Winston-Salem
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About Winston-Salem
City in North Carolina, United StatesWinston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. It anchors the Winston-Salem metropolitan statistical area, which is located in the west-to-southwestern area of the Piedmont Triad region. The Winston-Salem Metropolitan Area had an estimated population of 712,206 in 2025. The city of Winston-Salem is located in the northwestern Piedmont Triad region, where the city had an estimated 249,545 residents at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 257,271 in 2025, making it the fifth-most-populous city in North Carolina and the 90th-most-populous city in the United States. Winston-Salem was created in 1913 through the consolidation of Salem, …
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How Winston-Salem ranks
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Housing in Winston-Salem
The typical Winston-Salem home is worth about $263,000, about the same as a year ago, 21% below the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Winston-Salem
Safety Grade D
Winston-Salem reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Health in Winston-Salem
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 38% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 62% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Schools in Winston-Salem
All Winston-Salem schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Winston-Salem’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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