Mount Airy, NC vs Clemmons, NC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMount Airy, NCClemmons, NC
Population10,63321,871
Median Household Income$40,275$87,655
Median Rent$725/mo$1,269/mo
Median Home Value$181,900$335,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)—92
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.8%45.1%
Poverty Rate26.9%6.5%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k199206*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,0831,209*
Median AQI—45
Good AQI Days /yr—232
Summer Highs85°F87°F
Winter Lows26°F27°F
Snowfall8 in/yr7 in/yr
Avg Commute17.8 min22.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.517
College Degree Rate23.1%49.4%
Foreign-Born %8.9%11.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.2%+7.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Clemmons (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.