Next to Greensboro and Winston-Salem, High Point has a more specific claim: it calls itself the Furniture Capital of the World, and twice a year, in April and October, the High Point Market fills the city with buyers and designers from everywhere. It is a trade show, not open to the public, so the rest of the year the place feels much quieter. About 120,000 people live here in the Piedmont Triad, with those two cities about 15 and 20 miles away.
There is more to do than you might guess. Downtown is being redeveloped, with places like Congdon Yards, though it can be quiet after dark. Costs are below the national average, and housing is relatively affordable for the Triad. Crime is higher than the national average in some areas, mainly property crime, so lock your car.
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- Known as
- Furniture Capital of the World; Home Furnishings Capital; City of Good Fortune area; Home of the High Point Market
- Founded
- 1859 settled (railroad junction, highest point on the North Carolina Railroad); 1863 incorporated
- Languages
- English; Spanish; Vietnamese; Arabic; Chinese; Hindi
- Airports
- Piedmont Triad International (GSO), about 12 miles northeast; Charlotte Douglas International (CLT), about 85 miles southwest; Raleigh-Durham (RDU), about 85 miles east
- Tipping
- Restaurants 18-20%; bars $1-2 per drink; taxis and rideshare 15-20%; hotel housekeeping $3-5 per night; bellhops $2-5 per bag; counter service optional; delivery 15-20%
About this data
Population is Census Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025) via QuickFacts; land area 56.37 sq mi converted to about 146.0 km2; median value and rent from Census ACS via QuickFacts. Metro figure 800,722 is the user-specified Greensboro-High Point MSA value, shared with Greensboro. High Point is split between Guilford, Davidson, Forsyth and Randolph counties. Tourism site is Visit High Point (visithighpoint.com, seen in search results); the calendar URL was also seen in search results. Elevation, coordinates, founding, event months, hotel ranges, tipping, cost-of-living index, airport distances and 1BR rent are approximate or from general knowledge and not verified in this pass. Crime rates not retrieved, so safety is described qualitatively. Official URLs found via search but not load-tested.
