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Boones Mill is a tiny town of 228 people in Franklin County, Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Roanoke, VA and 115 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $925 a month.
228people
$208kTypical home
$925/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
15"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 228
- Part of a metro area
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 11 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,314/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 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 (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,867 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ROA airport
- 70 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+45 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk