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Germanton is a small town of 1,087 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 79 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,087people
$237kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 621 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,495/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,526 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GSO airport
- 20 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 582 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forsyth County: D+13 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.