Living in Yadkinville, NC
Yadkinville is a small town of 3,004 people in Yadkin County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 64 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $745 a month.
3,004people
$184kTypical home
$745/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
239Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,025 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,159/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,273 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GSO airport
- 40 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yadkin County: R+62 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk