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Lake Wilderness is a small town of 3,139 people in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It's about 45 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 55 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,139people
$353kTypical home
$1,859/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,139
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,493 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Richmond, VA
- 45 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,227/mo)
- Median rent $1,859/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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 (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CHO airport
- 47 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 417 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 300 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spotsylvania 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk