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Lexington is a big small town of 7,525 people in Lexington city, Virginia. It's about 30 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 109 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,525people
$275kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
14"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,525
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,011 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Richmond, VA
- 30 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,735/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (453 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 16% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 48% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LYH airport
- 118 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lexington city: D+27 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk