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Lake Caroline is a small town of 2,862 people in Caroline County, Virginia. It's about 32 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,862people
$298kTypical home
$1,764/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,862
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Richmond, VA
- 32 mi to Richmond, VA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,877/mo)
- Median rent $1,764/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RIC airport
- 35 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 424 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caroline County: R+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk