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Hollymead is a big small town of 8,482 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 66 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,482people
$435kTypical home
$2,140/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
15"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,482
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,312 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Richmond, VA
- 6 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,745/mo)
- Median rent $2,140/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to CHO airport
- 74 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albemarle County: D+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk