Area data
Winston Salem, NC — ZIP 27109
Population: 2,823 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 438.2 (+1.0% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,360/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,770/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, coldWave, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 60.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 49.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 47.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 47
- Days with Good air quality
- 210
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (22 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 18
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 11
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 174,452
- Average weekly wage
- $1,232
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,540
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