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Moneta is a tiny town of 395 people in Bedford County, Virginia. It's about 20 miles from Roanoke, VA and 108 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
395people
$232kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 395
- Part of a metro area
- About 103 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 20 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,464/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ROA airport
- 77 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bedford County: R+50 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.