Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Reidsville grades D overall, 219th among North Carolina's 286 graded towns, mostly because of safety and health. Its police reported 71 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. Its National Register listings include Gov. David S. Reid House and Richardson Houses Historic District. Reidsville is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Reidsville Park, at 81 acres.
Where Reidsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Gov. David S. Reid HouseCensus counts: 1,316 in 1880, 14,583 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1972 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Reidsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reidsville, 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 Reidsville.
Reidsville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Greensboro and other neighbors.
Reported crimes fell from 611 to 477 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Reidsville’s property crime rate is 27.7 per 1,000 residents, above both North Carolina’s towns (21.8) and U.S. towns (9.9). Reidsville’s violent crime rate is 4.8 per 1,000 residents. Reidsville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
| Reidsville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 27.7 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 3.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Rockingham County Schools. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Reidsville High, with 696 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reidsville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 543 | C |
| Reidsville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 696 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Against the 3,323 U.S. towns with household incomes like Reidsville’s, it is less healthy than 55%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
46% of Reidsville adults have high blood pressure, above both the North Carolina town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 17% of Reidsville adults have diabetes. Reidsville beats the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Reidsville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Reidsville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.6% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $211K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles.
The typical Reidsville home is worth about $211,000, up 2.5% in a year, 37% below the North Carolina typical home. 53% of households own their home in Reidsville.
| Reidsville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $822 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Reidsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reidsville has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reidsville has about as many jobs (6,180) as working residents, but only 980 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Reidsville for work: only 17% work in town. The median household income in Reidsville is $43,000. Since 2013, Reidsville has lost 1,496 jobs, to 6,180 in 2023.
| Reidsville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Reidsville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Reidsville Park | 0.1 mi | 81 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | — | 56 |
| 3. Courtland Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Reidsville. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
36 mi MuseumOld Salem
33 mi State parkHanging Rock State Park
37 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art
16 mi National Military ParkGuilford Courthouse National Military Park450K visitors a year11 mi Theme parkWoods of TerrorAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reidsville
About 2 of every 100 Reidsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
10 places in Reidsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Reidsville.
City in North Carolina, United States
Reidsville is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 14,583. Reidsville is included in the Greensboro–High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad. Reidsville was established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, and was originally known as Wright's Crossroads. The community grew from a single home and inn owned by the family of Reuben Reid – a local farmer, businessman, justice of the peace and father of David S. Reid – into a thriving farming community primarily supporting tobacco production and …
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Reidsville grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #219 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades D for health, D for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Within North Carolina, it does better than 29% of towns.
Not for the area. That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($65,565 across the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
20 notable people were born here, including Alfred Moore Scales and Walter Hooper.
