Harrisburg, NC vs Winston-Salem, NC

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Harrisburg

69.3

#1226 nationally

Winston-Salem

69.3

#1238 nationally

Harrisburg leads in crime level (4.2 vs 22.2). Harrisburg leads in median household income ($134,767 vs $54,416). Winston-Salem leads in average commute (21.6 min vs 30.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Harrisburg, NC	Winston-Salem, NC
WhereAtHome Score	69.3 (#1226)	69.3 (#1238)
Population	19,883	252,975
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$500,007	$265,029
Median Household Income	$134,767	$54,416
Average Commute	30.3 min	21.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	22
Crime Level	4.2	22.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+7.7	D+13.2

Data coverage note: Harrisburg is missing data for 1 metric that Winston-Salem has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.