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Pleasant Hill is a tiny town of 793 people in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 72 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $723 a month.
793people
$148kTypical home
$723/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
239Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 793
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 307 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$932/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (924 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 15% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to GSO airport
- 54 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilkes County: R+60 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.