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Summerfield is a big small town of 11,116 people in Guilford County, North Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Greensboro, NC and 75 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $522k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,116people
$522kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 421 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Greensboro, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $522k (≈$3,291/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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 44
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to GSO airport
- 7 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 777 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.