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Orange is a big small town of 5,066 people in Orange County, Virginia. It's about 25 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 60 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,066people
$273kTypical home
$1,103/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,066
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,507 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Richmond, VA
- 25 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,103/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CHO airport
- 60 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+25 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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