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Buena Vista is a big small town of 6,593 people in Buena Vista city, Virginia. It's about 25 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 104 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,593people
$156kTypical home
$1,112/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
11"Snow
235Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,593
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Richmond, VA
- 25 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$985/mo)
- Median rent $1,112/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (607 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LYH airport
- 113 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 824 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Buena Vista city: R+44 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk