Forsyth County, North Carolina
Winston-Salem Real Estate and Local Guide
Winston-Salem is the county seat of Forsyth County and one of North Carolina's largest cities, known as the Twin City for the 1913 merger of Winston and Salem Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Winston-Salem best.
About the area
Living in Winston-Salem, NC
Home of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, the first locally established arts council in the United States, formed in 1949.
The housing market
Homes in Winston-Salem
- About 54.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 61.3% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median owner-occupied home value is about $208,200.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Winston-Salem home
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
Restored 1766 Moravian settlement and open-air living-history museum
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
American art museum in the former R.J. Reynolds estate northwest of downtown
Historic Bethabara Park
Site of the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina, founded 1753
Tanglewood Park
Large county park on the Yadkin River with golf, gardens and the annual Festival of Lights
Salem Lake
City reservoir with a roughly seven-mile trail for hiking, biking and fishing
Neighborhoods
Winston-Salem areas to know
West End Historic District
Historic residential district near downtown
Ardmore
Established residential neighborhood south of downtown
Buena Vista
Affluent residential neighborhood northwest of downtown
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.