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Madison Heights is a big small town of 10,266 people in Amherst County, Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 90 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $871 a month.
10,266people
$191kTypical home
$871/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
12"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,266
- Part of a metro area
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Richmond, VA
- 6 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,206/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (804 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LYH airport
- 98 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amherst County: R+37 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk