What it's like to live in Summerfield
Summerfield is a small city in North Carolina with household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Summerfield deals with home prices well above the national average and larger class sizes than the national average.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
The not so good
- High home prices
- High student-teacher ratio
How Summerfield compares
Median household income
Median home value
What it takes to move to Summerfield
Based on Summerfield's median rent, home value and household income
To buy
$104,380
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $52,190
- Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Guilford County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Guilford County (county-wide)
Safety
152 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Summerfield doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Guilford County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 624/100k · Policed by Guilford County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
28 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 27.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 24% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 87°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 65% above US
60% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (6 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Summerfield's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoff is home prices well above the national average. It tends to suit remote workers (24% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.
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