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Emporia is a big small town of 5,547 people in Emporia city, Virginia. It's about 53 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 58 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,547people
$149kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Richmond, VA
- 53 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (917 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,975 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to RIC airport
- 57 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emporia city: D+31 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk