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Jamestown is a small town of 3,708 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Greensboro, NC and 73 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,708people
$327kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,708
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,237 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 9 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night 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 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to GSO airport
- 7 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 995 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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