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Moving to Winston-Salem, NC
Tobacco history, Wake Forest, low cost.
Pop. 250kCost index 92.5 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,100/moMedian home $240kWalk score 31
Winston-Salem (metro area) has an overall price level 92.5 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.5Housing index
81.4Groceries index (modeled)
98.1Utilities index (modeled)
98.9Electricity rate
16 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.5Median home value (est.)
$240,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,100/moNorth Carolina unemployment is 3.7% with median household income $74k.
Unemployment rate
3.7%Median household income
$73,958Per-capita income
$42,777Labor-force participation
63.4%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberWinston-Salem: median home value $240,000.
Home value
$240,000Rent
$1,100/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
67/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNorth Carolina 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.3% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.3%Per-pupil spending
$10,490Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
61.0%Notable universities
Duke, UNC, NC StateCompare Winston-Salem to where you live now
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