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Pilot Mountain is a small town of 1,483 people in Surry County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 84 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $969 a month.
1,483people
$204kTypical home
$969/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,483
- Part of a metro area
- About 728 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,284/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 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
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,621 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GSO airport
- 36 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 340 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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