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Country around Freeman is a rural area of about 540 people in Brunswick County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $834 a month.
540people
$115kTypical home
$834/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 540 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Richmond, VA
- 52 mi to Richmond, VA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$726/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RIC airport
- 53 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: D+8 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.