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Sparta is a small town of 1,928 people in Alleghany County, North Carolina. It's about 52 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 91 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $563 a month.
1,928people
$210kTypical home
$563/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
18"Snow
224Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,928
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 52 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $563/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TRI airport
- 72 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,864 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alleghany County: R+52 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk