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Luray is a small town of 4,827 people in Page County, Virginia. It's about 28 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 79 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $892 a month.
4,827people
$254kTypical home
$892/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,827
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 994 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Washington, DC
- 28 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,601/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (852 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CHO airport
- 57 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Page County: R+54 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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