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Country around Warm Springs is a rural area of about 486 people in Bath County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Staunton, VA and 135 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $553 a month.
486people
$251kTypical home
$553/moRent
80° / 39°Summer / winter
44"Snow
212Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 486 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Richmond, VA
- 40 mi to Staunton, VA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,582/mo)
- Median rent $553/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LWB airport
- 137 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,477 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bath County: R+54 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.