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Floyd is a tiny town of 479 people in Floyd County, Virginia. It's about 23 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 119 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $827 a month.
479people
$243kTypical home
$827/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
239Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 479
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 23 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ROA airport
- 60 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,474 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+37 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk