Living in Thomasville, NC
Suburb in North Carolina
Thomasville is a suburb in North Carolina, home to about 27,000 people, with 965,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Thomasville a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $245k and rents for $1,320 a month
- Strong healthcare: 5 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Easy flying: GSO is 17 mi away
- Low natural disaster risk: 8 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- No dog parks within 9 mi
- Smaller job market: about 965,000 people live within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Thomasville: common questions
What is the cost of living in Thomasville?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $245k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,320 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Thomasville?
North Carolina collects about $1,615 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.84% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Thomasville safe?
Thomasville isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Thomasville?
Public schools in Thomasville test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Thomasville?
Thomasville has mild winters: winter days average around 54°F and summer days around 88°F.
Does Thomasville get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 8 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.49 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Thomasville?
The nearest major airport is GSO, about 17 mi away.
How Thomasville scores
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