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North Garden is a tiny town of 475 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 70 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $554k and rent runs about $2k a month.
475people
$554kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 475
- Part of a metro area
- About 168 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Richmond, VA
- 9 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $554k (≈$3,491/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CHO airport
- 78 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albemarle County: D+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.