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Hurt is a small town of 1,361 people in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 95 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $786 a month.
1,361people
$151kTypical home
$786/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,361
- Part of a metro area
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 22 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LYH airport
- 77 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsylvania County: R+43 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk