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27,321people live here $60,935median household income▼ 25% below US $879median rent per month▼ 38% below US $179,300median home value▼ 46% below US

What it's like to live in Thomasville

Thomasville is a small city in North Carolina with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Thomasville deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Short commutes
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Thomasville compares

Median household income

Thomasville$60,935

North Carolina avg$72,388

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Thomasville$879

North Carolina avg$1,228

US$1,413

Median home value

Thomasville$179,300

North Carolina avg$288,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Thomasville

Based on Thomasville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$1,758

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $35,160 a year
34% of Thomasville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$35,860

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $17,930
Homes cost 2.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 38% below US

$879/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $879 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $179,300. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $179,300 · 34% of renters cost-burdened

Job marketNear US average

4.5% unemployment

Unemployment here is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

SafetyNear US average

342 violent crimes per 100k

Crime runs about typical for a city this size. Some neighborhoods are safer than others, and one overall rate doesn't tell the whole story, so a neighborhood-level look matters more than the headline stat.

Property crime 2362/100k · Thomasville Police Department · 2024 data

Getting around▼ 22% below US

20 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 20.4 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

9.4%

Walk

1.0%

Other

0.5%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 33°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 57% below US

15% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

8 public schools inside the boundary

There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (22 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Thomasville's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($879/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and people who want short commutes.

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