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Chase City is a small town of 2,470 people in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It's about 58 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 68 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $667 a month.
2,470people
$113kTypical home
$667/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,470
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,129 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 58 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$712/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,394 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LYH airport
- 66 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 532 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mecklenburg County: R+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk