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Pembroke is a tiny town of 996 people in Giles County, Virginia. It's about 13 miles from Blacksburg, VA and 146 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $796 a month.
996people
$138kTypical home
$796/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
215Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 996
- Part of a metro area
- About 917 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Blacksburg, VA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 133 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 (77 per 100k)
- Low property crime (973 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 16% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ROA airport
- 93 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,677 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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