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Belview is a tiny town of 990 people in Montgomery County, Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 136 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $1k a month.
990people
$305kTypical home
$1,289/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 990
- Part of a metro area
- About 560 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,921/mo)
- Median rent $1,289/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 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 (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (916 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 43% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ROA airport
- 80 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,015 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+4 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.