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A town of 1,087, established in 1790.
Germanton’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living. 93% of households own their home in Germanton, above both the North Carolina town median (67%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Germanton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Philip's Episcopal Church and Germanton Methodist Church and Cemetery. Germanton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Germanton beats most towns.
St. Philip's Episcopal ChurchIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Germanton is from typical.
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The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 3 maps from 1971 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Germanton is unincorporated, so Forsyth County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Germanton.
Most working residents leave Germanton for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Germanton grew to 116 in 2023, 60 more than in 2013. 7.5% of Germanton residents live below the poverty line, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Germanton has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Germanton home is worth about $271,000, up 7.1% in a year, 18% below the North Carolina typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Germanton beats the North Carolina average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 31% of Germanton adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Germanton | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Germanton | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Germanton. Close and well known come first.
31 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
11 mi MuseumOld Salem
15 mi MountainPilot Mountain
10 mi State parkHanging Rock State Park
9 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American ArtBlue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0
7 within 15 miles of the center of Germanton
About 0 of every 100 Germanton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Germanton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Germanton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Forsyth and Stokes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, primarily in Stokes County. As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 790. It is located 13 miles (21 km) south of the Stokes County seat of Danbury, on North Carolina State Highways 8 and 65 at an altitude of 662 feet (202 m). Downtown Winston-Salem is 13 miles (21 km) to the south. Germanton was the county seat of Stokes County prior to Forsyth County being created from southern Stokes. Before the creation of Forsyth County, Germanton was centrally located within the Stokes County limits.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
