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What Is It Like to Live in High Point?

What it costs to live in High Point, and how it compares with other North Carolina cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

56

25th best value in North Carolina

How much you get for what you pay, versus other North Carolina cities.

Overall livability

52

29th overall in North Carolina

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

High Point is home to about 113,148 people. A typical home runs $167,900 and a household earns around $54,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.1. Among North Carolina's largest cities, it ranks 25th for value and 29th overall.

High Point at a glance

Median home price

$167,900

22nd in NC of 71

Median rent

$938/mo

Median household income

$54,300

Home price to income

3.1x

Unemployment

6.6%

45th in NC of 71

School rating

4/10

33rd in NC of 71

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NC of 71

Walk score

13/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within North Carolina only. Updated 2026.