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Wentworth gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $227K, 3.5 years of the Greensboro metro’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, 78th among North Carolina's 286 graded towns. Wentworth is home to Rockingham Community College. 91% of households own their home in Wentworth, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 67% and U.S. towns at 73%. Wentworth has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Wright Tavern and Wentworth Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery.
Where Wentworth beats most towns.
Wright Tavern| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Rockingham Community College | 835 |
Census counts: 2,779 in 2000, 2,662 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 3 maps from 1971 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Wentworth is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Wentworth, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Wentworth.
Wentworth trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, trades workers with Greensboro and other neighbors and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of North Carolina.
Homes are within reach (about $227K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles.
Wentworth’s median rent is $800 a month. The typical Wentworth home is worth about $227,000, up 4.4% in a year, 32% below the North Carolina typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Rockingham County Schools. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rockingham County High, with 878 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 750 | B |
| Rockingham County HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 878 | A− |
| Rockingham Co Early College HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 344 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
January nights average 28.7°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 78% of North Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 88.7°.
Wentworth has mild winters and warm summers. About 7 inches of snow falls in a winter. The January low in Wentworth is 29°F.
| Wentworth | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 29°F | 31°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wentworth has about as many jobs (1,236) as working residents, but only 43 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 714 in 2013 to 1,236.
Most working residents leave Wentworth for work: only 4% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Wentworth. Since 2013, Wentworth has added 522 jobs, to 1,236 in 2023.
| Wentworth | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wentworth beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Wentworth adults smoke cigarettes.
| Wentworth | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wentworth | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Wentworth | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wentworth Park | 0.6 mi | 15 |
| 2. Rockingham County Veterans Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Historical Village at Rockingham Community College | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wentworth. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
35 mi MuseumOld Salem
28 mi State parkHanging Rock State Park
35 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art
19 mi National Military ParkGuilford Courthouse National Military Park450K visitors a year
19 mi Zoo & aquariumGreensboro Science Center320K visitors a yearAllegacy 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 · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wentworth
About 3 of every 100 Wentworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
2 places in Wentworth on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Rockingham County
Wentworth is a town in and the county seat of Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. Wentworth is part of the Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad.
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Wentworth grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #78 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability 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 A.
