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The median home value in Forsyth County, NC is $286,414 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.78% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$286,414
Year-over-Year
+0.78%
National Rank
#1058 of 3071
Forsyth County ranks 44th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +22.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Forsyth County +4.5% above the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,165 a year against a typical home value of $286,414 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 70% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Forsyth County recorded a violent crime rate of 751 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,944 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 282,563 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Forsyth County is $286,414. That's up 0.78% from a year earlier. That is about 22.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Forsyth County the 44th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $67,165, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Forsyth County recorded 751 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 282,563 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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