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King is a big small town of 7,408 people in Stokes County, North Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 78 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $895 a month.
7,408people
$238kTypical home
$895/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,408
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,199 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,502/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GSO airport
- 26 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stokes County: R+60 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk