Unique Facts
- Almost 55% of the adult population in Winston-Salem has attended college.
- Wake Forest University was one of the 1st colleges in the country to issue laptop computers to every entering freshman. When students at Wake turn in their laptops every two years for upgrades, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools acquire them to enhance classroom technology.
- Winston-Salem is ranked #1 in the nation in per capita giving to the United Way.
- Business Development Outlook ranks Winston-Salem among the top 20 cities nationally for its quality of life and entrepreneurial track record (criteria include: drive time, medical services, healthcare, education, crime, culture, entertainment and restaurants).
- Winston-Salem has the lowest cost of living in N.C. metro areas according to the ACCRA survey.
- The Piedmont Triad was ranked one of the top 100 areas for high-tech growth and high-tech output according to Standard and Poor’s report on U.S. Metro Economies.
- Winston-Salem Parks and Recreation Department owns over 3,500 acres of park space inside the city. This is divided into 75 parks, 20 recreation centers, 50 soccer fields, 46 softball fields, 110 tennis courts, 9 swimming pools, 20 fitness trails, 30 outdoor basketball courts, 4 outdoor sand volley ball courts, 2 public golf courses and 2 lakes.
- The Museum of Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is the only museum dedicated to exhibiting and researching the regional decorative arts of the early South.
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