Neighborhoods / Guilford County
Northwest Greensboro
Northwest Guilford school zone · Greensboro
- Typical prices
- $350k – $900k
- Best for
- Families prioritizing Northwest Guilford schools
- Commute
- 12 min to downtown Greensboro · 10 min to PTI Airport · 30 min to Winston-Salem
About the neighborhood
Established suburban neighborhoods with mature trees, sidewalks and neighborhood pools
Northwest Greensboro is the part of the city most relocating families ask about first. It runs from the Friendly Center and Guilford College area out past Lake Brandt and Lake Jeanette toward Summerfield and Oak Ridge, and most of it feeds Northwest Guilford High School. The housing stock is mostly established suburban neighborhoods from the 1970s through the 2000s — brick ranches and two-stories on wooded lots, neighborhood pools and swim teams, and newer custom homes around the lakes.
Daily life is easy here: Friendly Center and the Shops at Friendly are the retail hub, Bur-Mil Park and the Lake Brandt greenways cover weekend outdoors, and both downtown Greensboro and PTI Airport are a short drive. It is a step more expensive than comparable homes elsewhere in the city, and that premium has held because the school zone and the lakes don't move.
Northwest Greensboro on the map
The Northwest Guilford High School zone boundary, with roads, parks and landmarks. Click the map to enable scroll zoom.
Highlights
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Characteristics
Transportation
Almost everyone drives. Battleground Avenue, Lawndale Drive and New Garden Road are the main corridors, with Bryan Boulevard giving a fast run to PTI Airport and I-73. Downtown Greensboro is roughly 12 minutes; Winston-Salem about 30. GTA bus routes serve Battleground and Friendly Center but not most of the subdivisions.
Services
Friendly Center, the Shops at Friendly and the Battleground Avenue corridor cover groceries, restaurants and big-box shopping within a few minutes of any neighborhood. Harris Teeter, Fresh Market, Whole Foods and Costco are all in the area, and Cone Health's main campus is on the east edge.
Character
Quiet, family-oriented and green. Lots are larger than in central Greensboro, streets are tree-lined and many neighborhoods are built around a pool or a lake. Bur-Mil Park, Country Park and the Lake Brandt and Lake Townsend trails give it an outdoor identity unusual for a city neighborhood.
Homes for sale by neighborhood in Northwest Greensboro
Live listings, a neighborhood map, nearby schools and commute times for each neighborhood.
Pleasant Ridge Farms
Greensboro · Homes for sale
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Guilford College Estates
Greensboro · Homes for sale
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Jefferson Wood
Greensboro · Homes for sale
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Hamilton Forest
Greensboro · Homes for sale
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The Cardinal
Greensboro · Homes for sale
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Cardinal Lake Estates
Greensboro · Homes for sale
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Nearby schools
| Name | Type | Levels | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Guilford High | Public | High | Guilford County Schools |
| Northern Guilford High | Public | High | Lake Jeanette / Northern Shores side |
| Northwest Guilford Middle | Public | Middle | |
| Kernodle Middle | Public | Middle | |
| Pearce Elementary | Public | Elementary | |
| Jefferson Elementary | Public | Elementary | |
| Greensboro Day School | Private | PreschoolElementaryMiddleHigh | |
| Canterbury School | Private | PreschoolElementaryMiddle | |
| The Early College at Guilford | Magnet | High | On the Guilford College campus |
Schools are listed by proximity and typical assignment. Zones change — always confirm the address with the district before you write an offer.
Nearby
- Friendly Center shopping
- Bur-Mil Park
- Lake Brandt greenway
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park