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Thomasville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $235K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Winston metro’s $66K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 131st among North Carolina's 286 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. Thomasville has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bethany Reformed and Lutheran Church Cemetery and Emanuel United Church of Christ Cemetery. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Thomasville, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Thomasville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Thomasville beats most towns.
Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot
Wil Myers
Census counts: 308 in 1860, a low of 214 in 1870, 27,183 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 5 maps from 1949 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Thomasville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thomasville, 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 Thomasville.
Thomasville trades workers with High Point and other neighbors and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of North Carolina.
21% of Thomasville adults worry about having enough food. Thomasville beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 14% of Thomasville adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Thomasville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Thomasville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.2% | 15.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.2% | 10.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Thomasville City Schools. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 753 | C |
| East Davidson HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 709 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
The median rent in Thomasville is $879 a month. The typical Thomasville home is worth about $235,000, up 2% in a year, 29% below the North Carolina typical home. 62% of households own their home in Thomasville.
| Thomasville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $879 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 67% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Thomasville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Lexington weather station, 10 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 199 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 83% of North Carolina places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 77% of North Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 29.4°.
Thomasville has mild winters and warm summers. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. Thomasville’s January low is 29°F.
| Thomasville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 29°F | 31°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Thomasville has about as many jobs (12,305) as working residents, but only 1,703 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Thomasville for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Thomasville grew to 12,305 in 2023, 1,635 more than in 2013. The top destinations are High Point (18%), Greensboro (11%) and Winston-Salem (9%).
| Thomasville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.3 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| Thomasville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hughes Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 11 |
| 3. East Davidson Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Thomasville's reported crime rate is close to North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 91 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Thomasville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 23 per 1,000 residents | 24.2 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 3.1 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thomasville. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
17 mi MuseumOld Salem
25 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
39 mi MountainPilot Mountain
20 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art
31 mi National forestUwharrie National ForestAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Uwharrie National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Thomasville
About 3 of every 100 Thomasville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
12 places in Thomasville on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Thomasville.
City in North Carolina, United States
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, with portions extending into Randolph County. The population was 27,183 at the 2020 census. The city was once notable for its furniture industry, as were its neighbors High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's oldest festival, "Everybody's Day".
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2 towns share a border with Thomasville.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville | #131 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Trinity | #112 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| High Point | #206 | C− | C | D | B− | B− |
Thomasville and Trinity report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Thomasville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Thomasville grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #131 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 B+.
15 notable people were born here, including Wil Myers and Brian Vickers.
