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Buchanan is a small town of 1,367 people in Botetourt County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Roanoke, VA and 121 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $958 a month.
1,367people
$188kTypical home
$958/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
235Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,367
- Part of a metro area
- About 630 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Richmond, VA
- 22 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ROA airport
- 99 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 827 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 242 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Botetourt County: R+45 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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