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Tyro is a small town of 3,833 people in Davidson County, North Carolina. It's about 19 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 48 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $746 a month.
3,833people
$192kTypical home
$746/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,833
- Part of a metro area
- About 298 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights 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 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GSO airport
- 32 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 584 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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