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Hilltown is a tiny town of 302 people in Carroll County, Virginia. It's about 46 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 105 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $738 a month.
302people
$111kTypical home
$738/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
239Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 302
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 545 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 46 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 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 (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to ROA airport
- 73 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,471 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.