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New Hope is a tiny town of 900 people in Augusta County, Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Staunton, VA and 90 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
900people
$324kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
19"Snow
235Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 900
- Part of a metro area
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Richmond, VA
- 9 mi to Staunton, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,041/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 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 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SHD airport
- 93 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.