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Merrimac is a small town of 2,733 people in Montgomery County, Virginia. It's about 3 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 137 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,733people
$305kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
215Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,591 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 3 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,921/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (916 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ROA airport
- 80 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,123 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+4 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.