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Midway is a small town of 4,897 people in Davidson County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 63 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $778 a month.
4,897people
$274kTypical home
$778/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,897
- Part of a metro area
- About 628 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 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 (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to GSO airport
- 18 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 870 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davidson County: R+47 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk