AC & Heating in High Point

High Point at a glance

High Point is a city of 114,059 people (2020), the ninth-largest in North Carolina and the third-largest in the Piedmont Triad, with parts reaching into Randolph, Davidson and Forsyth counties. It calls itself North Carolina's International City. Neighborhoods like Emerywood have big older homes with plaster walls and limited space for ducts, while the newer subdivisions toward Jamestown and Archdale were built with heat pumps from the start.

What that means for your AC

High Point has older mill-era neighborhoods, postwar ranches and newer subdivisions, many with heat pumps and crawl space ductwork. AC repairs and heat pump replacements are common; see heat pumps. Older homes near downtown often have undersized ductwork for modern systems. Furniture showrooms downtown sit empty much of the year and fill twice a year, and the homes and apartments around them range from mill houses to modern townhomes.

Furniture Market

The semi-annual High Point Furniture Market draws about 100,000 exhibitors and buyers from around the world, and showroom buildings and rentals run their systems hard during market weeks. Many homeowners rent rooms or houses during markets too. Market weeks mean full hotels, busy restaurants and short-term rentals, all running their systems harder than usual.

The highest point

The city grew where the 1856 North Carolina Railroad between Charlotte and Goldsboro reached its highest point. Furniture, textiles and bus manufacturing built the economy, and High Point University was founded in 1924. Older homes here benefit from a duct inspection; see ductwork and crawl spaces. The university's growth over the past two decades has added student housing and new construction around its campus.