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Hillsville is a small town of 2,864 people in Carroll County, Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 107 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $747 a month.
2,864people
$159kTypical home
$747/moRent
81° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 294 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 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 (105 per 100k)
- Low property crime (991 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ROA airport
- 64 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,520 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+63 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk