Kernersville, NC vs Summerfield, NC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricKernersville, NCSummerfield, NC
Population27,83011,116
Median Household Income$71,918$160,275
Median Rent$1,082/mo—
Median Home Value$290,700$521,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9293
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.9%41.5%
Poverty Rate12.6%7.1%
Unemployment Rate3.5%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k228152*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,785624*
Median AQI4541
Good AQI Days /yr232274
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall7 in/yr7 in/yr
Avg Commute22.6 min27.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.421.2
College Degree Rate37%59.5%
Foreign-Born %6.9%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.9%+3.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Summerfield (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.