Mount Airy, NC vs Summerfield, NC

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

MetricMount Airy, NCSummerfield, NC
Population10,63311,116
Median Household Income$40,275$160,275
Median Rent$725/mo—
Median Home Value$181,900$521,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.8%41.5%
Poverty Rate26.9%7.1%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k199152*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,083624*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—274
Summer Highs85°F87°F
Winter Lows26°F32°F
Snowfall8 in/yr7 in/yr
Avg Commute17.8 min27.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.521.2
College Degree Rate23.1%59.5%
Foreign-Born %8.9%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.2%+3.4%

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 Summerfield (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.