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Mount Airy is a big small town of 10,633 people in Surry County, North Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 91 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $725 a month.
10,633people
$182kTypical home
$725/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
239Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,633
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,147/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,907 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GSO airport
- 47 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 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