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East Lexington is a small town of 1,652 people in Rockbridge County, Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 108 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,652people
$276kTypical home
$954/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,652
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Richmond, VA
- 30 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,739/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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 (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (941 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LYH airport
- 117 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Rockbridge County: R+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk