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Mallow is a tiny town of 537 people in Alleghany County, Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Roanoke, VA and 138 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $765 a month.
537people
$110kTypical home
$765/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 537
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Richmond, VA
- 34 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LWB airport
- 115 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alleghany County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.