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North Shore is a small town of 3,638 people in Franklin County, Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Roanoke, VA and 103 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $504k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,638people
$504kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,638
- Part of a metro area
- About 260 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 22 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $504k (≈$3,181/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,867 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 17% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ROA airport
- 70 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+45 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk