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Brucetown is a tiny town of 250 people in Frederick County, Virginia. It's about 8 miles from Winchester, VA and 61 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $2k a month.
250people
$278kTypical home
$1,507/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- Part of a metro area
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Washington, DC
- 8 mi to Winchester, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,755/mo)
- Median rent $1,507/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (717 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to HGR airport
- 39 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 314 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: R+28 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.