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Best places to live in Greater Winston-Salem

12 places with 321,311 residents within about 20 km of Winston-Salem, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Winston-Salem, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Bermuda Run
    North Carolina, 2,561 residents    55
  2. 2Lewisville (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 13,567 residents    47
  3. 3Walkertown (North Carolina, 4,969 residents)
    North Carolina, 4,969 residents    45
  4. 4Clemmons
    North Carolina, 19,844 residents    44
  5. 5Winston-Salem
    North Carolina, 241,218 residents    44
  6. 6Rural Hall
    North Carolina, 3,126 residents    43
  7. 7Kernersville
    North Carolina, 23,811 residents    41
  8. 8Tobaccoville
    North Carolina, 2,584 residents    39
  9. 9Wallburg
    North Carolina, 3,078 residents    35
  10. 10Midway (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 4,742 residents    32

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For retired couples

  1. 1Lewisville (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 13,567 residents    62
  2. 2Clemmons
    North Carolina, 19,844 residents    59
  3. 3Walkertown (North Carolina, 4,969 residents)
    North Carolina, 4,969 residents    58
  4. 4Bermuda Run
    North Carolina, 2,561 residents    57
  5. 5Winston-Salem
    North Carolina, 241,218 residents    57
  6. 6Kernersville
    North Carolina, 23,811 residents    55
  7. 7Rural Hall
    North Carolina, 3,126 residents    53
  8. 8Tobaccoville
    North Carolina, 2,584 residents    48
  9. 9Wallburg
    North Carolina, 3,078 residents    44
  10. 10Midway (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 4,742 residents    41

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For remote workers

  1. 1Lewisville (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 13,567 residents    65
  2. 2Winston-Salem
    North Carolina, 241,218 residents    63
  3. 3Clemmons
    North Carolina, 19,844 residents    62
  4. 4Kernersville
    North Carolina, 23,811 residents    60

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For commuters

  1. 1Winston-Salem
    North Carolina, 241,218 residents    76
  2. 2Kernersville
    North Carolina, 23,811 residents    61
  3. 3Bermuda Run
    North Carolina, 2,561 residents    59
  4. 4Clemmons
    North Carolina, 19,844 residents    58
  5. 5Wallburg
    North Carolina, 3,078 residents    58
  6. 6Walkertown (North Carolina, 4,969 residents)
    North Carolina, 4,969 residents    58
  7. 7Lewisville (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 13,567 residents    57
  8. 8Midway (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 4,742 residents    57
  9. 9Rural Hall
    North Carolina, 3,126 residents    54
  10. 10Tobaccoville
    North Carolina, 2,584 residents    52

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For single professionals

  1. 1Winston-Salem
    North Carolina, 241,218 residents    62
  2. 2Kernersville
    North Carolina, 23,811 residents    36
  3. 3Clemmons
    North Carolina, 19,844 residents    33
  4. 4Lewisville (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 13,567 residents    32

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Bermuda Run
    North Carolina, 2,561 residents    57
  2. 2Winston-Salem
    North Carolina, 241,218 residents    55
  3. 3Midway (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 4,742 residents    53
  4. 4Clemmons
    North Carolina, 19,844 residents    51
  5. 5Kernersville
    North Carolina, 23,811 residents    51
  6. 6Wallburg
    North Carolina, 3,078 residents    51
  7. 7Lewisville (North Carolina)
    North Carolina, 13,567 residents    49
  8. 8Walkertown (North Carolina, 4,969 residents)
    North Carolina, 4,969 residents    47
  9. 9Rural Hall
    North Carolina, 3,126 residents    43
  10. 10Tobaccoville
    North Carolina, 2,584 residents    42

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Towns in Greater Winston-Salem