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Mocksville is a big small town of 6,068 people in Davie County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 50 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $892 a month.
6,068people
$241kTypical home
$892/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,068
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 768 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,518/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to USA airport
- 38 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davie County: R+47 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk