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Blue Ridge Shores is a tiny town of 918 people in Louisa County, Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 50 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $2k a month.
918people
$221kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 918
- Part of a metro area
- About 670 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Richmond, VA
- 26 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CHO airport
- 57 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Louisa 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.