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Collinsville is a big small town of 7,139 people in Henry County, Virginia. It's about 39 miles from Roanoke, VA and 94 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $746 a month.
7,139people
$147kTypical home
$746/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,139
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 909 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 39 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$925/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ROA airport
- 43 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+33 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk