Forsyth County, NC Property Records
Forsyth County has 166,755 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 70,687 (42%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 34,865 (21%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 10,908 (7%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $325,115.
167K
Total Parcels
Forsyth County, NC
71K
Absentee Owners
42% of all parcels
35K
Vacant / Unimproved
21% of all parcels
11K
Out-of-State Owners
7% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Forsyth County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.