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Rural Hall is a small town of 3,466 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 76 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $967 a month.
3,466people
$190kTypical home
$967/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,466
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,215 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,526 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GSO airport
- 22 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forsyth County: D+13 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk