Summerfield, NC vs Winston-Salem, NC

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

MetricSummerfield, NCWinston-Salem, NC
Population11,116252,037
Median Household Income$160,275$59,268
Median Rent—$1,087/mo
Median Home Value$521,900$233,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9392
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.5%47.2%
Poverty Rate7.1%17.7%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k152*744
Property Crime Rate /100k624*3,023
Median AQI4145
Good AQI Days /yr274232
Summer Highs87°F86°F
Winter Lows32°F33°F
Snowfall7 in/yr6 in/yr
Avg Commute27.8 min21.5 min
Hospitals—4
Avg Hospital Rating—4.3 / 5
Students per Teacher21.214.4
College Degree Rate59.5%39.5%
Foreign-Born %10.7%11.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.4%+3.1%

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.