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Harriston is a small town of 1,212 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It's about 13 miles from Staunton, VA and 87 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,212people
$184kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
235Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,212
- Part of a metro area
- About 769 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Richmond, VA
- 13 mi to Staunton, VA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SHD airport
- 90 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Augusta County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk