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Cana is a tiny town of 964 people in Carroll County, Virginia. It's about 39 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 95 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
964people
$130kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 964
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$818/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 11% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GSO airport
- 53 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+63 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.