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Archdale is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 91st of 286 in North Carolina, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $65K. A typical home there costs about $250K, 3.8 years of the Greensboro metro’s $66K median household income. Archdale's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Moses Hammond House is on the National Register of Historic Places. 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Archdale, below both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where Archdale beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Archdale is from typical.
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Census counts: 224 in 1890, a low of 145 in 1910, 11,907 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Archdale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Archdale.
Archdale fares better on crime within North Carolina than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with High Point and other neighbors.
2.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Creekside Park, at 42 acres.
| Archdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Creekside Park | 0.8 mi | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Randolph County School System. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatmore Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 505 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
The typical Archdale home is worth about $250,000, up 2.5% in a year, 25% below the North Carolina typical home. 78% of Archdale households own their home.
| Archdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,034 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Archdale has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Archdale has about as many jobs (5,323) as working residents, but only 398 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Archdale for work: only 7% work in town. 7.2% of workers work from home in Archdale. Since 2013, Archdale has added 306 jobs, to 5,323 in 2023.
| Archdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,891 U.S. towns with household incomes like Archdale’s, it is healthier than 61%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Archdale beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Archdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Archdale | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Archdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of North Carolina’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 13 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Archdale is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Archdale | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.1 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Archdale. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
22 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumOld Salem
24 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art
33 mi National forestUwharrie National Forest
38 mi State parkHanging Rock State ParkAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Uwharrie National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
8 within 15 miles of the center of Archdale
About 4 of every 100 Archdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
City in North Carolina, United States
Archdale is a city in Guilford and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located 15 miles southwest of Greensboro, it is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. The population of the city was 11,907 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Archdale.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdale | #91 | B− | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Trinity | #112 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| High Point | #206 | C− | C | D | B− | B− |
Trinity reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Archdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Archdale grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #91 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades C+ for health, B− for safety and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
