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Clemmons is a small city of 21,871 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 62 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,871people
$336kTypical home
$1,269/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
239Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,871
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,825 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,269/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,526 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GSO airport
- 26 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 645 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forsyth County: D+13 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk