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Halifax is a small town of 1,496 people in Halifax County, Virginia. It's about 46 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 66 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $669 a month.
1,496people
$219kTypical home
$669/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,496
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 46 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,383/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 15% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LYH airport
- 61 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Halifax County: R+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk