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Central Garage is a small town of 1,864 people in King William County, Virginia. It's about 24 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,864people
$294kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,864
- Part of a metro area
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Richmond, VA
- 24 mi to Richmond, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,854/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RIC airport
- 20 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King William County: R+41 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk