The median owner-occupied home in Forsyth County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,934 (± $40) a year, compared with $1,815 in North Carolina and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $227,800 (± $3,766), compared with $259,400 in North Carolina and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Forsyth County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 386,740 | 10,584,340 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,934 ± $40 | $1,815 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $227,800 ± $3,766 | $259,400 ± $931 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $65,541 ± $1,422 | $69,904 ± $346 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.85% ± 0.02 points | 0.70% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 62.7% ± 0.9 points | 66.4% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 33.0% ± 0.7 points | 32.7% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 18.4% ± 1.1 points | 19.0% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Forsyth County (10)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Bethania
- Clemmons
- High Point (partly in this county)
- Kernersville (partly in this county)
- King (partly in this county)
- Lewisville
- Rural Hall
- Tobaccoville (partly in this county)
- Walkertown
- Winston-Salem
Census-designated places in Forsyth County (1)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Germanton (partly in this county)
Other named communities in Forsyth County (144)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Abington
- Alspaugh
- Applegate
- Arcadia
- Ardmore
- Atwood
- Atwood Acres
- Bannertown
- Beeson Crossroads
- Belews Creek
- Benefit (historical)
- Bethania Station
- Bon Air
- Bonanza Hills
- Briarcliff Manor
- Brinkley Estates
- Brook Hollow
- Brookwood
- Buena Vista
- Burke Park
- Capernium
- Chalk Level (historical)
- Chestnut Trails
- Christy Acres
- Cinnamon Ridge
- Cityview
- Clemmons Station
- Clemmons West
- Cliffwood
- Columbia Heights
- Country Meadows
- Creek View
- Creekwood Acres
- Crims Crossroads
- Cutters Creek
- Day Acres
- Dennis
- Dilhast
- Donnaha
- Dorchester
- Dozier
- Eaglewood
- East Winston
- Easton View
- Emorywood Estates
- Five Points
- Forest Hills
- Forest Hills Estates
- Four Seasons
- Fox Hall
- Fox Run
- Frontis
- Glen High Estates
- Glennwood Acres
- Grapewood
- Greystone Forest
- Guthrie
- Hampstead
- Hanes
- Harmony Grove
- Heritage Village
- High Meadows
- Hootstown
- Horneytown
- Hunter Meadows
- Hunters Trace
- Jonestown
- Kimberly Acres
- Kynwood
- Lewisville Trails
- Mallard Lakes
- Meadowbrook Estates
- Merriweather Estates
- Middlebrook
- Mill Brook
- Montview
- Morningside Manor
- Mount Tabor
- Muddy Creek
- Nestleway Acres
- North Winston
- Oak Crest
- Oak Hollow Lake
- Oak Park
- Ogburn Station
- Old Hollow Estates
- Old Town
- Oldtown
- Park Terrace
- Parkwood Lake
- Pebble Creek Estates
- Pfafftown
- Pine Dale Manor
- Pine Knolls
- Quail Hollow
- Reynolda
- Reynolda Park
- River Ridge Run
- Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
- Rollingreen
- Rosemont
- Salem
- Salem Woods
- Sedge Garden
- Sedges Garden (historical)
- Seward
- Shalimar
- Sherwood Forest
- Skyview Park
- Smokerise
- South Fork
- South Side
- Stanleyville
- Stonewood Acres
- Sun Meadows
- Sunnyside
- Swaimtown
- Talleys Crossing
- Teaguetown
- Temora Lake Estates
- The Meadows
- Timber Trails
- Tower Gate
- Union Cross
- Union Ridge
- Valley View
- Vienna
- Vienna Forest
- Waterford
- Waughtown
- Wellington Way
- West Bend
- West Highlands
- West Oaks
- West Salem
- Westerly Forest
- Westview
- White Road (historical)
- Williamsburg Square
- Willowbend
- Wilshire
- Woodbridge
- Yorktown