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Craigsville is a small town of 1,104 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It's about 19 miles from Staunton, VA and 111 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $738 a month.
1,104people
$177kTypical home
$738/moRent
81° / 40°Summer / winter
22"Snow
212Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,104
- Part of a metro area
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Richmond, VA
- 19 mi to Staunton, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,116/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SHD airport
- 120 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,670 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Augusta County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk