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Lake Holiday is a small town of 2,193 people in Frederick County, Virginia. It's about 12 miles from Winchester, VA and 75 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $304k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,193people
$304kTypical home
$2,045/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
211Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,193
- Part of a metro area
- About 646 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Washington, DC
- 12 mi to Winchester, VA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $304k (≈$1,916/mo)
- Median rent $2,045/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (717 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HGR airport
- 53 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: R+28 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk