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Alberta is a tiny town of 345 people in Brunswick County, Virginia. It's about 52 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $632 a month.
345people
$92kTypical home
$632/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 162 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Richmond, VA
- 52 mi to Richmond, VA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$579/mo)
- Median rent $632/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to RIC airport
- 55 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: D+8 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk