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Ivanhoe is a tiny town of 540 people in Wythe County, Virginia. It's about 40 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 113 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $764 a month.
540people
$96kTypical home
$764/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
17"Snow
239Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 540
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 40 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 135 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 (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to ROA airport
- 77 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,100 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 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
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wythe County: R+60 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- 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.