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Stokesdale is a big small town of 6,004 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Greensboro, NC and 80 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,004people
$379kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 13 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,391/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GSO airport
- 9 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 807 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guilford County: D+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.