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Elkin is a small town of 4,043 people in Surry County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 73 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $807 a month.
4,043people
$227kTypical home
$807/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
239Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,043
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 31 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,654 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to GSO airport
- 52 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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