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Ashland is a big small town of 7,772 people in Hanover County, Virginia. It's about 16 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,772people
$293kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,772
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,080 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Richmond, VA
- 16 mi to Richmond, VA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,849/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (389 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RIC airport
- 20 mi to RIC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 883 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hanover County: R+26 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk