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Baywood is a tiny town of 681 people in Grayson County, Virginia. It's about 53 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 98 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $768 a month.
681people
$150kTypical home
$768/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 681
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 213 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 53 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to GSO airport
- 70 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,618 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grayson County: R+62 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.