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Middletown is a small town of 1,786 people in Frederick County, Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Winchester, VA and 68 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $798 a month.
1,786people
$332kTypical home
$798/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,305 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Washington, DC
- 11 mi to Winchester, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,091/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IAD airport
- 45 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Frederick County: R+28 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk