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Covington is a big small town of 5,680 people in Covington city, Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Roanoke, VA and 138 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $794 a month.
5,680people
$84kTypical home
$794/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,680
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,039 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Richmond, VA
- 35 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$527/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LWB airport
- 116 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Covington city: R+33 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk