Metro area · CBSA 49180
Winston
The Winston, NC metro area has 689,766 people. Median rent is $1,016, 18.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Forsyth County at $1,332. Of the 27 places we track here, Advance has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,975
Median home value
$233,300
Unemployment
4.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,332
HUD, Forsyth County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem | 252,037 | $1,087 | 22.0% |
| Kernersville | 27,830 | $1,082 | 18.1% |
| Thomasville | 27,321 | $879 | 17.3% |
| Clemmons | 21,871 | $1,269 | 17.4% |
| Lexington | 19,690 | $893 | 24.8% |
| Lewisville | 13,828 | $1,095 | 13.0% |
| King | 7,408 | $895 | 18.6% |
| Mocksville | 6,068 | $892 | 19.3% |
| Walkertown | 5,873 | $1,379 | 20.0% |
| Midway | 4,897 | $778 | 11.2% |
| Tyro | 3,833 | $746 | 15.3% |
| Welcome | 3,521 | $836 | 15.8% |
| Rural Hall | 3,466 | $967 | 22.7% |
| Bermuda Run | 3,211 | $1,142 | 19.8% |
| Wallburg | 3,150 | $1,047 | 14.2% |
| Yadkinville | 3,004 | $745 | 16.8% |
| Jonesville | 2,860 | $499 | 20.1% |
| Tobaccoville | 2,664 | $976 | 14.6% |
| Walnut Cove | 2,115 | $674 | 18.0% |
| Boonville | 1,593 | $837 | 14.7% |
| Southmont | 1,525 | $901 | 11.8% |
| Denton | 1,506 | $842 | 19.9% |
| Advance | 1,408 | $819 | 8.5% |
| Germanton | 1,087 | $1,098 | 21.2% |
| Cooleemee | 988 | $968 | 24.8% |
| East Bend | 715 | $825 | 16.7% |
| Pinnacle | 540 | $814 | 41.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.