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Country around Monterey is a rural area of about 1,403 people in Highland County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Staunton, VA and 133 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,403people
$203kTypical home
$850/moRent
78° / 37°Summer / winter
41"Snow
212Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,403 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Richmond, VA
- 36 mi to Staunton, VA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,277/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SHD airport
- 124 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,891 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Highland County: R+44 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk