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Petersburg is a small city of 33,537 people in Petersburg city, Virginia. It's about 23 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,537people
$189kTypical home
$1,174/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,537
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,476 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Richmond, VA
- 23 mi to Richmond, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,174/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (906 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,923 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RIC airport
- 21 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 606 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petersburg city: D+73 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk