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Lake of the Woods is a big small town of 7,984 people in Orange County, Virginia. It's about 45 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 56 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,984people
$399kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,984
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,612 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Washington, DC
- 45 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,518/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (547 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CHO airport
- 45 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 358 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 316 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk