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Brandy Station is a tiny town of 237 people in Culpeper County, Virginia. It's about 45 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 55 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
237people
$409kTypical home
$1,423/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Washington, DC
- 45 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,580/mo)
- Median rent $1,423/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to IAD airport
- 39 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 358 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Culpeper County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.