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Tobaccoville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $267K, 4.1 years of the Winston metro’s $66K median household income. It grades B overall, 71st of 286 graded towns in North Carolina. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Old Richmond Schoolhouse and Gymnasium and Waller House is on the National Register of Historic Places. 85% of households own their home in Tobaccoville, above both the North Carolina town median (67%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Where Tobaccoville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Tobaccoville is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,209 in 2000, 2,578 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tobaccoville, 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 Tobaccoville.
Tobaccoville has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of North Carolina; it also has little public open land.
Tobaccoville beats the North Carolina average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Tobaccoville.
| Tobaccoville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tobaccoville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Richmond ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 408 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
January nights average 28.3°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 84% of North Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.5°.
Tobaccoville has mild winters and warm summers. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter. Tobaccoville’s January low is 28°F.
| Tobaccoville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 28°F | 31°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Tobaccoville home is worth about $267,000, up 1.8% in a year, 20% below the North Carolina typical home. The median rent in Tobaccoville is $976 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Tobaccoville for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Tobaccoville has added 679 jobs, to 904 in 2023. 8.4% of Tobaccoville residents live below the poverty line.
| Tobaccoville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Tobaccoville has grown 8% since 2020, to 2,770 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across North Carolina.
| Tobaccoville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Tobaccoville | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Just 16 of its 4,907 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Tobaccoville itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Tobaccoville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Village Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Tobaccoville since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tobaccoville. Close and well known come first.
30 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
10 mi MountainPilot Mountain
12 mi MuseumOld Salem
8 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art
13 mi State parkHanging Rock State ParkBlue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
7 within 15 miles of the center of Tobaccoville
About 2 of every 100 Tobaccoville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Village in North Carolina, United States
Tobaccoville is a village in Forsyth and Stokes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 2,209 at the 2020 census. While a Tobaccoville post office was established in 1879, the village was not incorporated until 1991, as a defense against forced annexation of the area by the nearby city of King.
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2 towns share a border with Tobaccoville.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobaccoville | #71 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| King | #109 | B− | C+ | B− | B | B− |
| Winston-Salem | #243 | D | C | D | C+ | C+ |
Tobaccoville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tobaccoville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Tobaccoville grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #71 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.
