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Patrick Springs is a small town of 2,223 people in Patrick County, Virginia. It's about 39 miles from Winston-Salem, NC and 103 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $765 a month.
2,223people
$101kTypical home
$765/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
239Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,223
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 39 mi to Winston-Salem, NC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (668 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GSO airport
- 40 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Patrick County: R+60 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk