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Nellysford is a small town of 1,584 people in Nelson County, Virginia. It's about 19 miles from Staunton, VA and 82 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $553k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,584people
$553kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,584
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 165 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Richmond, VA
- 19 mi to Staunton, VA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,485/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 17% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SHD airport
- 91 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,979 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+8 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.