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Iron Gate is a tiny town of 426 people in Alleghany County, Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Roanoke, VA and 128 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $715 a month.
426people
$85kTypical home
$715/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 426
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,291 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Richmond, VA
- 37 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LWB airport
- 118 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 994 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alleghany County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.