Colfax, North Carolina.
. Greensboro-High Point, NC metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$964 (+124%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- North Carolina$1,743
- United States$1,922
Living in Colfax, Guilford County, North Carolina
The Census does not count Colfax on its own, so the figures here are Guilford County's. Half the county's households earn more than $68,642 a year and half less; 15% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 60% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 40% are rented. Unemployment in Guilford County was 4.2% in August 2026, and the county had 1.5% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Guilford County work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Colfax is a town in Guilford County, in the Piedmont region of north-central North Carolina. Winters are cool with some snow, summers are hot, and rain falls through the year. Across Guilford County, most homes are lived in by their owners, incomes are a little lower than the state's, and many adults hold a four-year degree.
Work. Across Guilford County, unemployment has fallen over the past year, and the number of jobs has grown slightly. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, while others work in manufacturing, shops, or professional and business services. Most people leave home for work each day, and relatively few work from home.
Things to do. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, an archaeological site a short drive away, is a good place to learn about a Revolutionary War battle. The Greensboro Science Center, a zoo a short drive away, suits a family outing. Reedy Fork, a river a short drive away, is a quiet place to spend an afternoon outdoors.
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- 219,718households
- 37.5median age
- 39%of adults have a degree
- 15%below the poverty line
- 22 mintypical commute
- 14%work from home
What people in Guilford County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Guilford County had 292,379 jobs in 2025, 1.5% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 49° and lows near 30°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 69°. About 7 inches of snow and 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Piedmont Triad International Airport weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Guilford County
- Guilford County SchoolsSchool district9,392FTE
- THE Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital6,040FTE
- University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity or college2,677
- Volvo Group NA GreensboroCorporate offices2,455
- UPSCouriers and express delivery services2,093
- North Carolina A & T State UniversityUniversity or college2,014
- FedExCourier and express delivery services1,863
- City of High PointGeneral public administration1,534
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 676 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 99,326 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24), hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Ice stormsVery high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
- Winter weatherRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- HailRelatively moderate
- HurricanesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Guilford County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Guilford County and the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro.
Colfax home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 2 Colfax listings — the market is roughly in balance.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Colfax43.06%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Colfax25
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Colfax7
Zip codes with a Colfax address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Colfax — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.