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Blairs is a small town of 1,062 people in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It's about 43 miles from Burlington, NC and 73 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $594 a month.
1,062people
$159kTypical home
$594/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,062
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 306 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 43 mi to Burlington, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to LYH airport
- 52 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsylvania County: R+43 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk