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New River is a tiny town of 268 people in Pulaski County, Virginia. It's about 11 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 134 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $813 a month.
268people
$134kTypical home
$813/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,692 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ROA airport
- 81 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,952 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+45 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low 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.