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Danville is a small city of 42,214 people in Danville city, Virginia. It's about 35 miles from Burlington, NC and 67 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $836 a month.
42,214people
$119kTypical home
$836/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,214
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 35 mi to Burlington, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (291 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,657 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GSO airport
- 45 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 532 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Danville city: D+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk