A sad and corrupt city - 2/26/2020

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and complacent police force. Sadly, the city is replete with indifferent public servants who could care less about the people they're paid to serve. You'd be wise to avoid Winston Salem.

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Beautiful and Quiet - 1/4/2020

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank, Food-lion, and restaurants. Low taxes. This place is almost on the outskirts of Winston-Salem. Don’t understand why people gave such low ratings.

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Progressive, artsy small city - 6/14/2018

I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years) I realize how much it has to offer. The weather is much milder than here in Chicagoland, and although there aren't as many things to do, for a city its size, WS has a lot more to offer than you might expect.

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Not My Cup of Tea - 6/13/2018

I lived in W-S for 2 years while my husband was in grad school at Wake Forest. Our first apartment was on the bad side of town where there were strip clubs and bars on every other corner and cops guarding the grocery store exits. We moved to a nicer area over near Bethabara Park, so I got to see both sides of W-S. First off, W-S is hyper Christian. If you are not a Christian, it is hard to fit in. Second, the roads are horribly designed, Silas Creek Parkway had an on ramp at an on ramp in one spot for a private residence. When I lived there (2005-2007), the big tobacco culture was still strong. It was not unusual for a company to let people smoke at their desks or to see people smoking in the middle of a McDonalds. That may have changed in the years since, but given the area and how much $ the industry spends there, I assume the culture is still strong.

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Attractive neighborhoods/lack job opp. + entertain - 8/2/2017

Winston-Salem has one of the most attractive residential neighborhoods in NC. Many streets are a tunnel of tall trees, medians on major roadways like sailas prkwy have a landscape of crape myrtles and planted annuals which all bloosem in summer months. The downtown has recently been revitalized without loosing any of its historical character which makes Winston-Salem what it is. It is a medium sized city with a low crime rate and a small town type of vibe. It's a great place to live, grow up in, raise a family, and retire too. Sadly it's not a good place for a near 40 year old single bachelor who is going through a transition from one career into another. I work independently, as an uber/Lyft driver where I have had a horrible experience maintaining a steady cash flow due to a lack of ridership. Winston-Salem is also not an industrial city as it once was, thus most of the job market falls within the service sectors like retail, health care etc. Most work establishments pay below the national average thus not serving my economic needs.

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The living is easy - 7/14/2015

It's a hard place to set down roots. Most people and their predecessors have been in WS for generations and know nothing else. They think the sun rises and sets over Winston. They are not interested in hearing about where YOU came from. But the quality of life is not bad. The living is easy and laid-back. The influx of new people has made the natives a little more loosened up to strangers. The cost of living is not bad. The weather has some good variety. It rains a lot in the late spring, early summer. The fall is beautiful. The winters are variable...cold as heck for a week then warm for another. It's certainly not an intellectual town. It's a good place to raise kids but again the people are a bit cliquish.

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Nice Southern town - 7/7/2015

Winston-Salem has a vibrant downtown, with many independent local restaurants, bars, and clubs.

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Great Location in Winston Salem! - 8/1/2014

1159 Folkstone Ridge Ln, Winston Salem, NC 27127 3 beds, 3 baths, 1,846 sqft For Sale by Owner $169,500 IMMACULATE ~ 1 1/2 story charmer with loads of extras! Built in 2007, Hardwoods, tiled floors in laundry room and bathrooms, powder room, crown molding throughout, waynes coating in formal dining room and breakfast nook, cathedral ceiling in dining, granite counter tops in the kitchen, corian counter tops in the bathrooms, breakfast bar, travertine backsplash in kitchen, Spacious laundry room on the lower level for convenience , storage shed, irrigation system, fenced backyard, keyless entry/remote control garage, fireplace, customized stone patio, pre-wired for wireless internet, cable & satellite dish TV ready, optimized open floorplan with additional storage in the eaves. 3 bedrooms, Bonus Room that can be used as an additional bedroom, 2.5 baths.Upgraded master bathroom with separate shower and garden tub, Luxurious main level Master suite. Beautifully landscaped, security system, room for expansion off of the patio. Over $15,000 in upgrades! Fantastic location. ****(No Agents or Buyer pays Agent fees. Seller will pay Attorney's Fees )**** Will Consider a Lease Purchase with $6,000 down at Lease signing and $1,360/month. Sellers are relocating. Directions: Peters Creek Parkway to Left on Sides Rd, then Right into Kingstree, follow straight into The Chase, home is on left.

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Entertainment - 5/25/2012

I moved here 15 years ago to raise my 9 year old twins Who are now 25 and now I have a 13 year old son and am a single parent. There really isn't any type of cultural entertainment or anything to do within the city. I am considering relocating in the near future before my son starts high school.

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where to live in winston Salem area with kids - 1/31/2012

I have an 11 and 9 year old and will be moving to this area this summer. Please advise on the best areas to rent a home. School choice is my priority

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Can you tell me the best neighborhoods in the Wins - 10/19/2011

I am planning on moving to the Winston Salem area next spring and wanted to ask what areas are the best to live? I've heard Lewisville is very nice but are there any others? I prefer a quaint smaller place outside of downtown Winston. My family and I love boating and a really great school district. I really hope you can give me some insight as to what areas I should look at. I thank you in advance for your replys.

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Don't bother if you didn't grow up here - 9/16/2011

I have lived many places and I can say that WS has a lot of beautiful neighborhoods. It is laid back, the traffic isn't bad and the costs aren't bad. The bad news? The people are cliquish!!! If your daddy didn't go to Kindergarten with THEIR daddy they don't want to know you. They are very stand-offish and vicious(albeit in a subtle way). They are lazy and unimaginative. NO real work ethic here. They don't want to venture out of their little comfort zones. They think anyone from outside is an uppity snob. They are very conflicted: they want money to spend but they are nnot willing to work hard for it. Not a good place to make friends. If you are a loner then you won't mind it. But if you want a social life and/or if you are single go elsewhere. The small towns surrounding it are worse.

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Newbie - 6/3/2011

no review

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Diamond in the Rough - 3/20/2011

Winston Salem is by no means a large city, so if you are looking for one, then this city is not the place for you. However , with that being said I will review the city as objectively as I can (which may be hard since I have lived here for over 10 years) Cost of Living- The cost of living in Winston(as the locals call it)is great. A nice two bedroom apartment can cost $600-$900. A 2000 sqft 3 br house in a nice neighborhood with a good sized yard can range $130,00-$220,000 although great finds under this price are common. There are plenty of farmer's markets around the area with great deals on produce. Education- Primary schools here have a good ratio of students to teachers. (20:1 in my son's classroom)However, many schools are over capacity and have extra trailers to hold classes.This is due to the ever influx of new residents to this town. Two new schools have been built to try to help this situation. High schools here can be lacking somewhat but they do offer programs to take hybrid classes at the nearby community college for career readiness. My experience with the high schools is that they tend to push minorities to sports and career readiness programs in high school and non-minorities to college prep programs to get ready for college. However that may not be the case now since they have opened up new high schools and redone the busing zones. The abundance of college choices here are great! Home of two great universities, Wake Forest and Winston Salem State. Also Salem College, NC School of the Arts and a great, great community college; Forsyth Tech. Forsyth Tech is actually bringing some jobs to the area by partnering with business's to be used as training centers. Crime- Winston Salem has crime like any other city, most of the crime that I have seen though is drug related and this is usually restricted to certain neighborhoods. Overall nothing too bad. If you are a minority coming from the north, be prepared to get pulled over a couple times for no reason. There are still a few officers that are stuck in the "old south" ways but this is slowly changing with the influx of new residents to this city. If your from the south, I bet your used to it :) Employment- Winston Salem, like other manufacture based cities has been hit hard with overseas expansion. This city was founded by tobacco and the Reynolds family and many generations of families worked in the nearby tobacco plants which are all but closed now with just a few straggler plants open. However, with the help of Forsyth Tech, Caterpillar and the expansion of the two main hospitals here, job outlook is looking good. We are not at a point that I can say we have many jobs, but if you look hard , you may just find a great career. Health- We have one of the best hospitals in the country right here in the city- Wake Forest baptist Medical Center which has the brenner's children hospital. And also Forsyth Medical Center is one of the leading hospitals in stroke care. There is an abundance of physicians and dentists and optometrists. No better place, in my opinion for healthcare. Religion- Winston is in the middle of the Bible Belt and therefore there is abundance of Protestant, Baptist and Moravian churches. There is one Catholic church and I am not sure about how many synagogues. Be prepared to hear many conversations start out normal and end in talks about the bible. Some may get mad at me but this perhaps can be negative. There is almost no balance to this and churches to tend to overrun many things. In many cities there are different religions but this city is mainly baptist or protestant, so if you are catholic or another form of Christianity, other people will try to convert you. This can be a good thing though if you are looking for a devout Protestant or Baptist city to call home. Nightlife- If you are looking for a great night scene, Winston Salem is NOT it, with the exception of strip clubs, we seem to have an abundance of those. Downtown hosts certain events every now and then but in between those times, its pretty lacking. However just 20 minutes away in the neighboring city of greensboro there are a TON of clubs and bars. many young, single Winston residents venture over to Greensboro on the weekends for that reason. Entertainment- I listed this separately because although there is not much nightlife there are many things to do in Winston or near it. We are very close to Pilot Mountain, in fact on many roads you can see it in the distance. Their is Tanglewood Park, SciWorks and many great restaurants. There is the Children's Museum, NC School of the Arts hosts many plays for all tastes. Overall though I really like Winston and in the time I have lived here I have seen a change in Winston, mostly for the better. Great place for young families,but I would not recommend for singles who may get bored with the city.

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Disappointment - 8/11/2010

Since moving to the Winston-Salem area a couple of years ago, I have to say that I have not been very impressed. With a few exceptions, everything seems very old, run-down, shut-down, and dirty. I have lived in many beautiful cities such as Cary, NC, Annapolis, MD and Greenville, SC and this place definitely ranks among the lowest. As I said, there are diamonds in the rough around the city. Lewisville is a beautiful and quaint little town on the outskirts of Winston-Salem, that I would highly recommend if you are considering moving to this area. If you are moving from a fairly newly developed city, this area will be a disappointment for you.

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Jobs - 5/9/2010

Jobs are increasing.

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The Bible Belt - 11/10/2009

Before moving to Winston-Salem, please, make sure you understand what it means to live immersed in a culture of fundamentalist christianity.

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Not bad but getting worse - 10/7/2009

It's cheap but a little like a ghost town.

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Get low - 11/26/2008

Extremely affordable city

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NICE TOWN - 4/7/2008

A PEASENT QUIET CONMUNITY, NOT A LOT OF NIGHT LIFE, GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.

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