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Country around Sperryville is a rural area of about 1,179 people in Page County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 71 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,179people
$469kTypical home
$1,589/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,179 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Washington, DC
- 35 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,960/mo)
- Median rent $1,589/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (552 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 21% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CHO airport
- 49 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,860 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page County: R+54 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk