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Country around Columbia is a rural area of about 1,471 people in Goochland County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 40 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,471people
$434kTypical home
$1,860/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
12"Snow
241Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,471 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Richmond, VA
- 27 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,739/mo)
- Median rent $1,860/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 11% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CHO airport
- 49 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goochland County: R+19 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.