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Laymantown is a small town of 1,626 people in Botetourt County, Virginia. It's about 8 miles from Roanoke, VA and 126 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,626people
$285kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,626
- Part of a metro area
- About 556 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 8 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 30% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ROA airport
- 87 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,703 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Botetourt County: R+45 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.