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Gordonsville is a small town of 1,459 people in Orange County, Virginia. It's about 18 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 57 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $941 a month.
1,459people
$273kTypical home
$941/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,459
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,539 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Richmond, VA
- 18 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,720/mo)
- Median rent $941/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CHO airport
- 64 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk