Living in Lovettsville, VA
Lovettsville is a small town of 2,719 people in Loudoun County, Virginia. It's about 26 miles from Hagerstown, MD and 42 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $544k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,719people
$544kTypical home
$1,871/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,719
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,048 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Washington, DC
- 26 mi to Hagerstown, MD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $544k (≈$3,429/mo)
- Median rent $1,871/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 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 (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 56% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IAD airport
- 25 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 769 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Loudoun County: D+16 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk