Winston-Salem, NC
US City in North Carolina, South · ranked on 53 metrics
Winston-Salem, NC is a US city in North Carolina with a population of 258,880 (87th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (134th of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (157th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (167th of 434). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (333rd of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (328th of 395), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (321st of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202472nd of 46085
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202494th of 46080
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 118th of 43473
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 128th of 46071
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024134th of 43469
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024157th of 43464
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024171st of 46063
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024167th of 43462
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 247th of 46045
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025364th of 3958
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025333rd of 39516
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025328th of 39517
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025321st of 39519
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024342nd of 43421
- Median Household Income$59,268Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024330th of 43424
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025290th of 39527
- Poverty Rate (%)17.7%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024298th of 43431
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Tulsa, OK81% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Winston-Salem, NC?
- Winston-Salem, NC has a population of 258,880, 87th among 477 US cities.
- What does Winston-Salem, NC rank best at?
- Among US cities, Winston-Salem, NC ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (134th of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (157th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (167th of 434).
- Where does Winston-Salem, NC rank worst?
- Winston-Salem, NC ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (333rd of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (328th of 395); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (321st of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Winston-Salem, NC?
- Rankodex ranks Winston-Salem, NC on 53 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
53 metrics with a value for this place, in 11 topics