Living in Dublin, VA
Dublin is a small town of 2,671 people in Pulaski County, Virginia. It's about 17 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 131 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $756 a month.
2,671people
$181kTypical home
$756/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
215Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,671
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,979 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (174 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 18% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ROA airport
- 81 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,116 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+45 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low 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