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Hot Springs is a tiny town of 487 people in Bath County, Virginia. It's about 43 miles from Staunton, VA and 132 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $876 a month.
487people
$233kTypical home
$876/moRent
81° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
212Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 487
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Richmond, VA
- 43 mi to Staunton, VA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,472/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LWB airport
- 132 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,425 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bath County: R+54 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.