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Motley is a tiny town of 987 people in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It's about 25 miles from Lynchburg, VA and 94 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 $147k and rent runs about $785 a month.
987people
$147kTypical home
$785/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 987
- Part of a metro area
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 25 mi to Lynchburg, VA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$926/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LYH airport
- 74 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsylvania County: R+43 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk