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Glasgow is a small town of 1,330 people in Rockbridge County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 109 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $764 a month.
1,330people
$131kTypical home
$764/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 869 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Richmond, VA
- 22 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (941 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LYH airport
- 109 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 824 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockbridge County: R+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk