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Forest Oaks is a small town of 4,293 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Greensboro, NC and 61 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,293people
$349kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
249Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,293
- Part of a metro area
- About 895 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 10 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,203/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GSO airport
- 15 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 730 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guilford County: D+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.