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McKenney is a tiny town of 518 people in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It's about 40 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $950 a month.
518people
$212kTypical home
$950/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
247Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 518
- Part of a metro area
- About 558 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Richmond, VA
- 40 mi to Richmond, VA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,337/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RIC airport
- 42 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dinwiddie County: R+23 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk