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Danbury is a tiny town of 197 people in Stokes County, North Carolina. It's about 24 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 90 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
197people
$181kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 197
- Part of a metro area
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 24 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GSO airport
- 26 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stokes County: R+60 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk