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Martinsville is a big small town of 13,658 people in Martinsville city, Virginia. It's about 41 miles from Greensboro, NC and 90 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $808 a month.
13,658people
$98kTypical home
$808/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,658
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,247 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 41 mi to Greensboro, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (537 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GSO airport
- 41 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martinsville city: D+23 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk