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Clarksville is a small town of 1,547 people in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It's about 48 miles from Durham, NC and 54 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $718 a month.
1,547people
$221kTypical home
$718/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 48 mi to Durham, NC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (803 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 16% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RDU airport
- 53 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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