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Pearisburg is a small town of 2,860 people in Giles County, Virginia. It's about 18 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 147 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $848 a month.
2,860people
$157kTypical home
$848/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,860
- Part of a metro area
- About 896 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,104 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BKW airport
- 96 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk