Neighborhoods / Guilford County
Summerfield
Town in Guilford County
- Typical prices
- $450k – $1.5M
- Best for
- Acreage and privacy with Northern/Northwest Guilford schools
- Commute
- 18 min to downtown Greensboro · 15 min to PTI Airport
About the neighborhood
Semi-rural town with horse farms, large lots and no city property tax
Summerfield is the horse-farm-and-acreage town just north of Greensboro. The town incorporated in 1996 largely to control its own zoning, and it has kept minimum lot sizes large and commercial development light — so most of what you see along US-220 and Pleasant Ridge Road is pasture, long driveways and custom homes rather than strip centers. There is no town property tax on top of the county rate, which buyers notice.
Housing runs from 1980s-era homes on an acre or two to new custom and semi-custom builds in neighborhoods like Henson Farms, Polo Farms, Armfield and The Vineyards, with equestrian properties and small farms mixed in. Most of the town is on well and septic, which is the first thing to understand when you buy here. It feeds Northern Guilford or Northwest Guilford schools depending on the address, and is 15 to 20 minutes from downtown Greensboro and PTI Airport.
Summerfield on the map
Town limits, roads, parks and landmarks. Click the map to enable scroll zoom.
Highlights
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Acreage
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Quiet
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Schools
Characteristics
Transportation
A car is essential. US-220 (Battleground Avenue) is the spine south into Greensboro, and I-73 runs along the west side of town with interchanges at NC-150 and Horse Pen Creek Road, which makes PTI Airport and the western Triad quick. There is no transit service, and most roads are two-lane.
Services
Day-to-day shopping is in the small centers along US-220 (Food Lion, pharmacies, restaurants) and in northwest Greensboro ten minutes south. Summerfield Athletic Park and the town's greenway along the Atlantic & Yadkin corridor are the main public amenities; Lake Higgins and Lake Brandt are on the southern edge for paddling and fishing.
Character
Open, rural and deliberately low-density. Fences, barns and tree lines define the landscape, and the town's identity is built around keeping it that way. Neighbors tend to know each other, youth sports and the Founders' Day celebration are big, and the pace is slower than anywhere else this close to Greensboro.
Homes for sale by neighborhood in Summerfield
Live listings, a neighborhood map, nearby schools and commute times for each neighborhood.
Armfield
Summerfield · Homes for sale
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Autumn Lake
Summerfield · Homes for sale
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Birkhaven
Summerfield · Homes for sale
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Cross Creek
Summerfield · Homes for sale
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Henson Farms
Summerfield · Homes for sale
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Henson Forest
Summerfield · Homes for sale
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Nearby schools
| Name | Type | Levels | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Guilford High | Public | High | Most of the town |
| Northwest Guilford High | Public | High | Western portions |
| Northern Guilford Middle | Public | Middle | |
| Summerfield Elementary | Public | Elementary | |
| Northern Elementary | Public | Elementary | |
| Summerfield Charter Academy | Charter | ElementaryMiddle |
Schools are listed by proximity and typical assignment. Zones change — always confirm the address with the district before you write an offer.
Nearby
- Summerfield Athletic Park
- Lake Higgins
- US-220 corridor retail