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Elkton is a small town of 3,006 people in Rockingham County, Virginia. It's about 14 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 87 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $821 a month.
3,006people
$247kTypical home
$821/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
18"Snow
235Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Richmond, VA
- 14 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,556/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (518 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SHD airport
- 73 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham County: R+37 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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