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Dobson is a small town of 1,652 people in Surry County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 82 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $528 a month.
1,652people
$176kTypical home
$528/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,652
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 813 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,108/mo)
- Median rent $528/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,029 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GSO airport
- 48 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Surry County: R+53 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.