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Crozet is a big small town of 9,289 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 76 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $547k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,289people
$547kTypical home
$1,851/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
235Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,289
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,103 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Richmond, VA
- 12 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $547k (≈$3,451/mo)
- Median rent $1,851/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CHO airport
- 85 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 673 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 312 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albemarle County: D+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk