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Laurel Park is a tiny town of 553 people in Henry County, Virginia. It's about 41 miles from Greensboro, NC and 87 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $728 a month.
553people
$140kTypical home
$728/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 553
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 41 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GSO airport
- 42 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+33 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.