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Pinnacle is a tiny town of 540 people in Stokes County, North Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 80 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $795 a month.
540people
$197kTypical home
$795/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 540
- Part of a metro area
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GSO airport
- 31 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 425 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stokes County: R+60 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low 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.