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Cooleemee is a tiny town of 988 people in Davie County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 44 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $968 a month.
988people
$145kTypical home
$968/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 988
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,314 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to USA airport
- 40 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davie County: R+47 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk