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Laurel is a small city of 18,721 people in Henrico County, Virginia. It's about 7 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,721people
$284kTypical home
$1,616/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,721
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,475 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Richmond, VA
- 7 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,788/mo)
- Median rent $1,616/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,818 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RIC airport
- 14 mi to RIC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,000 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henrico County: D+29 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk