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La Crosse is a tiny town of 550 people in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It's about 53 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 67 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $1k a month.
550people
$105kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 550
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 450 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Richmond, VA
- 53 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to RDU airport
- 69 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mecklenburg County: R+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate 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