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Denton is a small town of 1,506 people in Davidson County, North Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 50 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $842 a month.
1,506people
$167kTypical home
$842/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 716 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GSO airport
- 33 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davidson County: R+47 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk