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Clifton Forge is a small town of 3,447 people in Alleghany County, Virginia. It's about 38 miles from Roanoke, VA and 130 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $679 a month.
3,447people
$110kTypical home
$679/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,447
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,141 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Richmond, VA
- 38 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,014 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LWB airport
- 119 mi to GSO (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alleghany County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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.