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Forest Hills, North Carolina

village · Wake County (primary) , Alamance County, Caldwell County, Cumberland County, Forsyth County, Jackson County, Lee County, New Hanover County, Pitt County, Rockingham County, Rowan County, Rutherford County, Transylvania County, Union County, Wilkes County, Wilson County

At a glance

329
Population
$1,208/mo
Median rent
10% below U.S. median
$90,313
Median household income
15% above U.S. median
19.7 min
Average commute
69.7%
Homes with broadband
7.3%
Unemployment

Living here

Nearest 4-year college1 mi
Nearest community college4 mi
Nearest technical college39 mi
High school graduates88.6%
College graduates68.9%

Doing business here

Economic development contacts, most local first:

county Alamance County: The Carolina Corridor
The Alamance Chamber is a nonprofit, investment-based, volunteer-led organization dedicated to enhancing the welfare of Alamance County businesses and promoting economic vitality for its investors and the community. It serves as a resource and advocacy partner for current and relocating residents, visitors, and local businesses, offering programs, events, and workforce development initiatives.
county Caldwell County Economic Development Commission
Caldwell County Economic Development is Caldwell County's economic development organization focused on attracting and growing business, highlighting location advantages, workforce resources, and available incentives; it provides information on industrial sites, training, and related services.
county Rockingham County Economic Development
Rockingham County Center for Economic Development, Small Business & Tourism supports businesses from initial site visits through construction and grand openings, and aims to help companies grow and succeed in Rockingham County with a smooth, collaborative process from start to finish.
county Salisbury-Rowan Economic Dev Commission
Rowan EDC is a partnership for economic development serving Rowan County, North Carolina. It helps companies expanding or relocating, supports local economic development goals, and provides resources for business growth, incentives, workforce training, and site selection.
county Wake County  Economic Dev
Providing economic development support for Wake Counties 12 municipalities. As a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce , the organization proactively creates an environment in which Wake County can grow and thrive, resulting in new jobs and capital investment, through business recruitment, retention and expansion; marketing and public relations; talent recruitment and retention; and support of entrepreneurship.
county Wilkes Economic Development
Wilkes EDC's mission is to facilitate the creation of new jobs and capital investment in Wilkes County through the retention and expansion of existing businesses, recruitment of new businesses, marketing, and real estate development. Its services include site selection, connections to resources, incentives and grants, workforce development, and existing business support.
region Research Triangle Region Partners
The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is an economic development organization sustained by 13 core counties in Central North Carolina. It serves as a connector between businesses looking to expand or relocate and the economic development offices, government agencies, and business organizations that support private sector growth.
state Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation
A locally owned electric cooperative serving members in North Carolina, governed by a member-elected board.
state Electricities of North Carolina
ElectriCities is an association for municipally owned utilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, providing member services and resources to support economic development.
state North Carolina Dept of Commerce
NC Commerce provides a variety of solutions for connecting businesses with the talent, infrastructure and incentives they need to thrive in our state. It helps companies find success and communities attract jobs and improve their local economies.
state North Carolina Economic Development Association
NCEDA serves as the voice for North Carolina’s economic development community – providing professional development, networking opportunities and advocacy to secure the state’s economic future. Our members include professional economic developers at the local, regional and state levels, as well as professionals in allied fields.
state North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
A nonprofit organization dedicated to investing in rural people, communities, and potential to help rural North Carolina thrive.
state North Carolina State Ports Authority
North Carolina State Ports Authority is an enterprise agency of the NC Department of Transportation. It keeps cargo and business moving, operating the Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and inland port facilities to support commerce.
state North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives
North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives is a nonprofit association comprising 26 local electric cooperatives serving more than 2.8 million people in 93 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. It aims to support its member cooperatives and communities through economic development and community outreach.
state Progress Energy Economic Development
Duke Energy is a Fortune 150 energy company headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Its electric utilities serve 8.7 million customers across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky. Duke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer value at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient generation resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.
state Tennessee Valley Authority Sites & Buildings
TVA Economic Development provides programs and services designed to spark job creation, encourage investment, and boost wages across TVA’s seven-state region, offering site selection services at no cost and partnering with local power companies to attract and retain businesses.
State sales taxYes
State income taxYes
Right-to-work stateYes

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