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Walkertown is a big small town of 5,873 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 75 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,873people
$237kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,873
- Part of a metro area
- About 877 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GSO airport
- 13 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 862 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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