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Salisbury is a small city of 35,825 people in Rowan County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 37 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,825people
$243kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,825
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,551 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,529/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,427 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to USA airport
- 40 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 538 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Rowan County: R+36 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk