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Penhook is a small town of 1,250 people in Franklin County, Virginia. It's about 27 miles from Roanoke, VA and 97 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $829 a month.
1,250people
$543kTypical home
$829/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 112 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 27 mi to Roanoke, VA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,424/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ROA airport
- 64 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.