City: Winston-Salem
State: North Carolina
Best Cities Overall Rank: 57
About Winston-Salem:
Winston-Salem is home to the original Krispy Kreme donut store, which opened in 1937.
Winston-Salem is home to three universities and one college: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Salem College (for women).
County: Forsyth
Population: 217,600
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitors' bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem blogs:
Winston-Salem's Facebook page: Follow Winston-Salem on Facebook
Winston-Salem's Twitter page: Follow Winston-Salem on Twitter
Education rank: 63
High School graduation rate 2007: 70.7%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 2
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0.92
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 2
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 0.92
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 260
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
Total Expenditures Per Student: $9,484
Health rank: 47
Quality children's hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.46
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.67
Safety rank: 58
Violent Crimes, 2008: 2079
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 955.42
Sex Offenders: 306
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 140.62
Economy rank: 45
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 19.5
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 11
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 936.41
Median Home Sale Price: $126,700
5-Year Home Value Index: 0.45%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 14.4%
Recreation Rank: 36
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 3,441.7
Parkland per 100,000: 1581.66
