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Altavista is a small town of 3,342 people in Campbell County, Virginia. It's about 20 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 96 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $910 a month.
3,342people
$143kTypical home
$910/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,342
- Part of a metro area
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 20 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$901/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LYH airport
- 80 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+49 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk