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Ivy is a tiny town of 794 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 72 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $646k and rent runs about $2k a month.
794people
$646kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
235Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 794
- Part of a metro area
- About 336 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Richmond, VA
- 6 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $646k (≈$4,071/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $189k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 61
- 14% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CHO airport
- 80 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 288 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.