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Lawrenceville is a small town of 1,272 people in Brunswick County, Virginia. It's about 55 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 57 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $837 a month.
1,272people
$127kTypical home
$837/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,272
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,105 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Richmond, VA
- 55 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$799/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to RIC airport
- 60 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brunswick County: D+8 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk