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Louisa is a small town of 2,435 people in Louisa County, Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 44 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,435people
$344kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,340 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Richmond, VA
- 26 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,170/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CHO airport
- 51 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Louisa County: R+26 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk