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Brightwood is a small town of 1,325 people in Madison County, Virginia. It's about 31 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 72 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $958 a month.
1,325people
$329kTypical home
$958/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
17"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,325
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 266 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Washington, DC
- 31 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,073/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" 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
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (406 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CHO airport
- 54 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+35 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.