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Kernersville is a small city of 27,830 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Greensboro, NC and 75 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,830people
$291kTypical home
$1,082/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,830
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,454 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Greensboro, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,082/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,749 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GSO airport
- 8 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 869 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 176 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 35% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 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