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Galax is a big small town of 6,726 people in Galax city, Virginia. It's about 47 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 101 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $743 a month.
6,726people
$141kTypical home
$743/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,726
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 47 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$891/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,942 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to GSO airport
- 67 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,405 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Galax city: R+44 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk