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Tobaccoville is a small town of 2,664 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 75 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $976 a month.
2,664people
$234kTypical home
$976/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,664
- Part of a metro area
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,477/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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
- Above-average violent crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,526 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GSO airport
- 25 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 574 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forsyth County: D+13 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk