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Lowgap is a tiny town of 264 people in Surry County, North Carolina. It's about 43 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 91 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $763 a month.
264people
$164kTypical home
$763/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
14"Snow
239Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 264
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 232 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 43 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,031/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,029 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GSO airport
- 60 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Surry County: R+53 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.