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Gretna is a small town of 1,452 people in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 87 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $772 a month.
1,452people
$139kTypical home
$772/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 870 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 32 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$875/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 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 (74 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (522 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LYH airport
- 67 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsylvania County: R+43 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.