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Ronda is a tiny town of 436 people in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It's about 35 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 70 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 $110k and rent runs about $875 a month.
436people
$110kTypical home
$875/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
239Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 436
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 35 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to GSO airport
- 57 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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