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Mount Sidney is a tiny town of 703 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It's about 8 miles from Staunton, VA and 96 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $722 a month.
703people
$349kTypical home
$722/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 703
- Part of a metro area
- About 423 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Richmond, VA
- 8 mi to Staunton, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,200/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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 (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SHD airport
- 95 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,427 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Augusta County: R+48 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk