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Fairlawn is a small town of 2,488 people in Pulaski County, Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 135 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,488people
$244kTypical home
$1,621/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,488
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 791 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,536/mo)
- Median rent $1,621/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,692 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ROA airport
- 80 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,821 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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