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Ettrick is a big small town of 5,910 people in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It's about 20 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,910people
$211kTypical home
$1,191/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,910
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,001 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Richmond, VA
- 20 mi to Richmond, VA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $1,191/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 23% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 39% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RIC airport
- 19 mi to RIC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 753 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Chesterfield County: D+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk