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Lovingston is a tiny town of 455 people in Nelson County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 77 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $232 a month.
455people
$294kTypical home
$232/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 455
- Part of a metro area
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Richmond, VA
- 28 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,855/mo)
- Median rent $232/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 15% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CHO airport
- 86 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+8 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.