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Culpeper is a small city of 20,794 people in Culpeper County, Virginia. It's about 40 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 61 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $390k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,794people
$390kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,794
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,757 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Washington, DC
- 40 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $390k (≈$2,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" 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 (141 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CHO airport
- 44 mi to IAD (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Culpeper County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk