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Southmont is a small town of 1,525 people in Davidson County, North Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 44 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $901 a month.
1,525people
$424kTypical home
$901/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,525
- Part of a metro area
- About 334 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,674/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to USA airport
- 36 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Davidson County: R+47 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.