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Kilmarnock is a small town of 1,333 people in Lancaster County, Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Lexington Park, MD and 61 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $832 a month.
1,333people
$282kTypical home
$832/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,333
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 391 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Richmond, VA
- 37 mi to Lexington Park, MD
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,781/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,142 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PHF airport
- 53 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+7 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low 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.