Living in Lewisville, NC
Lewisville is a big small town of 13,828 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 66 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,828people
$325kTypical home
$1,095/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,828
- Part of a metro area
- About 952 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,052/mo)
- Median rent $1,095/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights 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 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GSO airport
- 27 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 572 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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