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Bassett is a small town of 1,031 people in Henry County, Virginia. It's about 36 miles from Roanoke, VA and 99 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $599 a month.
1,031people
$243kTypical home
$599/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,031
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 298 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 36 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,529/mo)
- Median rent $599/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ROA airport
- 46 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+33 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk