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Hamilton is a tiny town of 589 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Winchester, VA and 38 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $531k and rent runs about $2k a month.
589people
$531kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 589
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,653 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Washington, DC
- 28 mi to Winchester, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $531k (≈$3,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to IAD airport
- 17 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,025 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 249 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Loudoun County: D+16 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk